Ife Lecturer Under CONUA Exposes How FG Paid Them Full Salary But Denied ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUA) breakaway section, the Congress of University Academics (CONUA), has begun receiving payment from the Federal Government for some professors’ 8-month wage arrears (ASUU).
According to the Daily Trust, this development comes as members of the ASUU National Executive Council have finalised plans to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the “half salaries” that were paid to them.
Ile Ife, a lecturer at Obafemi Awolowo University and a member of CONUA, claimed in an undercover interview with Daily Trust on Sunday night that the union’s leadership had already received a cue from Chris Ngige, the minister of labour and employment. You can read more of such stories at Credible News.
The person added that the minister promised to handle the issue of the “half salaries” paid to them, and that members of the new union will begin receiving notifications as of Monday.
“We did not participate in the previous strike. Our letter to the Federal Ministry of Labor and Employment was sent earlier. The minister has thus reviewed our letter and given instructions in line with it, the official said.
Calls to Niyi Sunmonu, the national coordinator of CONUA, were unsuccessful because his mobile phone was not reachable. As of the time this complaint was filed, he had not replied to a text message that had been sent to him.
Olajide Oshundun, the Minister’s spokeswoman, acknowledged when contacted that CONUA members will be paid as long as they were not a part of the eight-month strike.
He insisted that because the no-work, no-pay policy still applied, individuals who took part in the strike would not be compensated.
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