NASU, SAANU plot fresh strike over withheld salary arrears

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NASU, SAANU plot fresh strike over withheld salary arrears
Peter AdeyemiSAANU
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There are indications that the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association

There are indications that the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities may escalate their warning strike to a full industrial action due...

Adeyemi emphasised that the previous warning strike between March 11 and 15 conveyed the Federal Government’s unwillingness to pay the withheld salaries. “There is a court judgment on no work, no pay. ASUU getting four months’ pay was a discretion and decision on the part of the president. So, it does not automatically transfer but the matter is under consideration.

Addressing concerns of discrimination, the Minister affirmed the government’s intention to settle the outstanding salaries but did not specify a timeline for the disbursement. It does appear that mouthing commitment to pay the withheld salaries by the Minister is no longer enough for the workers. Adeyemi echoed this sentiment thus: “We heard that the government said it wants to pay, but that payment has not been made. If there are commitments to pay, even if it is one month, we will know that the government is doing something about our demands, but it seems the government is ignoring us.

The Edo State government has warned the All Progressives Congress and other political actors in the state against dragging the Benin royal palace and the revered monarch, His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II

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