The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has lamented payment of their members an amputated two-month salaries by the Federal Government out of the seven and the half-month withheld salaries.
ASUU Abuja zonal coordinator, Comrade Salahu Mohammed Lawal, stated this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday.
LEADERSHIP reports that President Bola Tinubu had in October 2023 approved the release of four of the eight-month withheld ASUU members’ salaries.
The salaries were withheld when the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari invoked a ‘No Work, No Pay’ policy against some university-based unions that embarked on a strike that lasted eight months in 2022.
However, the Union said despite the order by the President for release and payment of their withheld salaries of which the value has reduced to a quarter of what it was as at 2022, in the last two days, some members have reported receiving an amputated two-month salaries of the seven and the half-month withheld salaries, while many were yet to get anything.
“This is far below the expectation of the union and further weakens the morale of our members and the union’s trust in government promises.
