ASUU

Union threatens strike over salary issues

“Any further shortfall in salary will not be accepted by the union."

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) hasthreatened to take action regarding the continuous release of incomplete salary to public universities.

On Tuesday, March 22, the Yola Zone of the union, which comprised Adamawa State Univerisity, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Taraba State University,University of Maiduguri and Yobe State University raised concerns that this issue is causing universities to find it difficult to pay salaries.

Leader of the zone, Dr Musa Abdullah, released a statement saying, “The Yola zone of ASUU frowns at the posture of government on the release of incomplete salaries to public universities.

“This ugly trend, which began in November 2015, has continued unabated by the Federal Government.”

“Should Nigerian public universities be coerced to begin to raise revenue from within to pay salaries, that will be the end for the education of the children of the masses.

“Any further shortfall in salary will not be accepted by the union and should the situation persist, then we are not in a position to guarantee industrial harmony,” Abdullahi added.

He called on government to pay the outstanding Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) to deserving university staff, adding that the arrears of allowances had accumulated for seven years.