Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have
revealed that the Federal Government paid them half salaries for the month of
October to lecturers as against the principles of calling off the 8-month-old
strike.
Lecturers under the aegis of ASUU shared that they were only
paid for 18 working days in October.
The Tdpnewsng.com recalls
that ASUU called off its 8-month strike on October 14th.
“We were only paid for
the days after the strike. I received a half salary. Other members are angry
right now, they are blaming the NEC for calling off the strike,” a member of
ASUU’s National Executive Council who didn’t want to be identified told Journalists.
Another member confirmed the report, lamenting that the
government is set to kill unionism.
“Yes, it is true, I received half my salary. It seems the
government is set to kill unionism in the country but we are ready for them”,
the lecturer revealed.
ASUU had emphasized after calling off its strike that its
demands had not yet been met but the strike would be suspended as a result of
the efforts made by President Muhammadu Buhari, the speaker of the House of
Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as well as other well-meaning Nigerians who
intervened in the matter.
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