Lecturers but to obtain promised 4 months’ salaries —ASUU

Two months after President Bola Tinubu authorised the discharge of withheld 4 months’ salaries for Nigerian lecturers, the Tutorial Employees Union of Universities (ASUU) stated its members are but to obtain the salaries.

ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, a professor of soil science, additionally stated most of its calls for that the Nigerian authorities claimed to have met are but to be carried out.

Mr Osodeke disclosed this to PREMIUM TIMES in an interview on Friday.

Withheld salaries

Mr Tinubu had in October authorised the discharge of 4 of the eight months’ withheld salaries of the employees.

The salaries had been withheld when the previous administration of Muhammadu Buhari invoked a ‘No Work, No Pay coverage’ towards some university-based unions that launched into a strike that lasted eight months in 2022.

The Minister of Training, Tahir Mamman, additionally a professor, lately stated the federal government has elevated the college staff’ salaries by 35 per cent.

The minister additionally stated the federal government has granted autonomy to the colleges by eradicating them from the Built-in Fee and Payroll Info System (IPPIS).

He added that the colleges now not want a waiver to recruit and fill their vacancies.

These resolutions had been reached by means of casual consultations with the unions based mostly within the tertiary establishments, Mr Mamman stated.

Nonetheless, chatting with PREMIUM TIMES, ASUU President, Mr Osodeke, stated most of its calls for are but to be carried out.

Mr Osodeke confirmed that the union had met with the Minister of Training, Mr Mamman, and agreed on sure phrases.

35 per cent improve

Relating to the 35 per cent increment, Mr Osodeke stated the 35 per cent improve solely applies to senior professors. He stated the increment for different classes of staff in greater establishments is 25 per cent.

“No cash has been paid to the union since its announcement. We solely heard that it has been authorised however we’re but to obtain something,” he stated in a phone dialog.

He added that the wage increment can be carried out in January.

He stated: “We solely heard that it had been authorised, however there isn’t a documentation between the union and the federal government for references to assist the claims. And as of now, we’re but to obtain or see any impact on the fee of withheld salaries.”

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“On the problem of removing from the IPPIS and granting of autonomy, the brand new authorities is simply making an attempt to obey the regulation within the structure. within the Universities Miscellaneous Act of 2018, the regulation is there to be referred to. It acknowledged that the college governing council has the liberty to carry out its features with out exterior interference,” he stated.