From KEMI YESUFU, AbujaThe
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), yesterday accused the
Federal Government of implementing the “No Work, No Pay” rule, even as
there are indications that the National Universities Commission (NUC)
had issued a directive to university governing councils to stop the
salaries of the striking lecturers.
Speaking shortly after the zonal conference of the union held at the
Gwgwalada campus of the University of Abuja to review the ongoing
strike, ASUU Zonal Chairman, Clement Chup said his colleagues were yet
to receive their September salary.
He explained that members have begun implementing a welfare scheme to cushion the effects of government’s latest action. Part of the strategy, he said, is distribution of food items, giving out soft loans and cash advances to lecturers.
He said: “The Federal Government has through the NUC, directed universities to stop the payment the of our salaries effective, September and since then our salaries have not been paid”.
Chup told Nigerians to disregard rumours making-the-rounds that the three-month old strike has been called off, saying, “The strike continues until government demonstrates a positive inclination towards implementing the 2009 agreements and the 2012 Memorandum of Understanding signed by both parties”.
Meanwhile, General Secretary of the Non Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU), Peters Adeyemi insisted that strikes have been beneficial to the university system.
Adeyemi who spoke during a ceremony to announce the return of NASU into the fold of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said, strikes have prevented the total collapse of the educational sector.
While citing the N130billion for infrastructure and earned allowances recently released by the Federal Government through the Needs Implementation Committee chaired by Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam, he said some of the benefits currently being enjoyed in the tertiary education sector were as a result of agitations in the past.
He explained that members have begun implementing a welfare scheme to cushion the effects of government’s latest action. Part of the strategy, he said, is distribution of food items, giving out soft loans and cash advances to lecturers.
He said: “The Federal Government has through the NUC, directed universities to stop the payment the of our salaries effective, September and since then our salaries have not been paid”.
Chup told Nigerians to disregard rumours making-the-rounds that the three-month old strike has been called off, saying, “The strike continues until government demonstrates a positive inclination towards implementing the 2009 agreements and the 2012 Memorandum of Understanding signed by both parties”.
Meanwhile, General Secretary of the Non Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU), Peters Adeyemi insisted that strikes have been beneficial to the university system.
Adeyemi who spoke during a ceremony to announce the return of NASU into the fold of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said, strikes have prevented the total collapse of the educational sector.
While citing the N130billion for infrastructure and earned allowances recently released by the Federal Government through the Needs Implementation Committee chaired by Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam, he said some of the benefits currently being enjoyed in the tertiary education sector were as a result of agitations in the past.
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