The unions likewise gotten in touch with the Kaduna State Government to clear exceptional monetary privileges owed to university employees, alerting that failure to honour reached agreements threatens industrial peace throughout the organization.
The resolutions were consisted of in a joint communiqué released following a congress meeting at the JAC Secretariat on the main campus of Kaduna State University.
Core Welfare Demands and Financial Arrears
In the communiqué jointly signed by union leaders, consisting of SSANU and JAC Chairperson Sa’adiyya Mustapha and NASU Chairman Nina Ochigbo, the JAC laid out a number of unresolved personnel welfare liabilities owed by the state government and KASU management. The unions’ needs include:
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Salary Increments: Immediate execution of the authorized 25 percent and 35 per cent salary increases for university staff.
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Made Allowances & Financial Obligations: Settlement of accrued made allowances– particularly excess workload allowance– together with promotion financial obligations and overdue pension financial obligations.
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Wage Awards & Insurance: Liquidation of exceptional federal wage award balances and the full activation of group life insurance coverage cover for university personnel.
The unions stressed that fulfilling these obligations is important to sustaining personnel spirits and avoiding extensive commercial action within the state-owned institution.
Call for Funding, Autonomy, and Conflict Resolution
Resolving broader institutional difficulties, the JAC prompted Guv Uba Sani to significantly increase statutory financial allowances to KASU.
The unions kept in mind that existing funding levels are insufficient to support research study, sustain accreditation standards, and maintain vital teaching facilities.
The committee likewise promoted for expanded financial, administrative, and academic autonomy for KASU, arguing that operational self-reliance is important for transparency, institutional performance, and scholastic quality.
Expressing deep issue over an ongoing commercial conflict between a “sister union” and the Kaduna State Government, the JAC appealed straight to Governor Sani, in his capacity as Visitor to the university, to intervene and fix the dispute expeditiously.
“In the interest of the students, parents, staff and total advancement of education, and also to prevent escalation of commercial dispute to other unions, the JAC calls on the Kaduna State Guv and Visitor to the University, Uba Sani, and all relevant stakeholders to make every effort to resolve the conflict amicably and expeditiously.”
While applauding the state government for previous favorable interventions, the JAC urged its members to stay united and serene as management continues engagements with the state government and university authorities.