Enugu, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka chapter, on Tuesday, protested the non payment of salaries by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
The union had, on 14 February, 2022 embarked on strike over refusal of the Federal Government of Nigeria to honor their agreement of 2009.
Such agreements include, increment of salaries every three years, revitalization of Universities, among others.
Voiceofnaija.ng reported that the Federal Government of Nigeria had in October, paid the ASUU members quarter salaries which they described as “simply palliative”.
The lecturer who would not want her name mentioned for security reasons told voiceofnaija.ng that the salary was not a full payment but a quarter/October half salaries for the month of October, 2022.
According to him: “This is not salary! That is not how IPPIS pays or captures their notification for salaries.
“On this note, I call for calm. People shouldn’t panic unnecessarily. What we received thus far is simply a palliative for upkeeps.”
Speaking further, another member of the ASUU, said: “I received a half salary. Everyone is angry right now, some are lamenting how do they pay their landlords, and take care of other bills.”
Another member, who confirmed the development, said: “We will be going to another strike by January if the arrears were not paid.”
The varsity therefore, agreed: “Not to submit the result of the First Semester Examination for the 2021/2022 session.”
It would be recalled that ASUU called off its eight-month-old strike on 14, October, 2022. Lecturers were encouraged to resume back to work by the union on that same day.
However, the protesting lectures were seen carrying various placards with different inscriptions, protesting non payments of salaries inside the school environment.
According to them, they are not willing to resume academic activities if there salaries are not paid completely.
The placards reads: “Our Government Does Not Honour Agreement”, “ASUU-UNN Protest Rally: We Say No To Intimidation By Government. Kill Education, Kill the Nation”, ASUU – Protest Rally – No Pay, No Work”, “No Payments, No Results, “Pay Us Our Salary Backlog”, “Say No To Bad Government. ASUU Lives Matters,” among others.