University lecturers irked by the decision of the Federal government to pay them half salaries for the month of October 2022, are planning the next line of action to make their grievances known.
According to the Academic Staff Union of Universities president, Emmanuel Osodeke, the National Executive Council of the Union will meet to deliberate on the matter. ASUU terminated its eight months old strike with the hope that they would be paid covering the period of the industrial action.
But according to reports Minister for Labour and Employment Chris Ngige wrote to the accountant general to pay the lecturers for the period they resumed.
“Half salaries were paid, no reasons were given whatsoever,” Prof. Osodeke said
“We learnt that Ngige wrote to the office of the Accountant General and Integrated Payroll and Personnel information system and told them to only pay us for the period when we called off the strike.
“We heard there was a letter to that effect but we haven’t gotten it yet. We are going to have a meeting.”
