Buhari govt pays ASUU 18 days’ salaries for October
President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government paid half salary in October for the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.
According to the report, FG only paid lecturers under the aegis of ASUU for 18 working days in October.
A senior member of the ASUU at one of the branches of the old generation university confirmed this development to newsmen.
He noted that the government only paid half salaries for the month of October.
Recall that ASUU had called off its eight-month-old strike on October 14, 2022, after the intervention of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila.
Lecturers were encouraged to resume back to work by the union on that same day.
Speaking with our correspondent, a senior member of the National Executive Council, said, “We were only paid for the days after the strike. I received a half salary. Other members are angry right now, they are blaming the NEC for calling off the strike.”
Another member, who confirmed the development, said, “Yes, it is true, I received half my salary. It seems the government is set to kill unionism in the country but we are ready for them.”
Though the FG is yet to break the silence on the reason for making the half payment, our correspondent gathered that the decision was taken based on the fact that the lecturers resumed back to work in the middle of October.
The national president of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, who confirmed the development to our correspondent, said, “Yes, it is true and we are honestly shocked”.
Meanwhile, ASUU has called for a Congress on Tuesday next week in its various branches to deliberate on the next step it will take.
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