Afrigather The Educational Workers Union of Universities has urged the Federal Authorities to fulfil its promise to take away its members from the Built-in Payroll and Personnel Info System.
The Chairman of the ASUU, Federal College Lokoja chapter, Dr. Joshua Silas, made the decision on Tuesday throughout a protest by members of the union at FUL campus in Felele, Lokoja.
Addressing newsmen after the protest, the chairman urged the Federal authorities to implement the renegotiations of 2009 agreements reached with the nationwide ASUU to forestall the resumption of the suspended industrial motion.
Silas mentioned, “We’re finishing up these protests nationwide as directed by the nationwide physique of ASUU in solidarity to induce the Federal authorities to promptly meet our calls for.
“The federal government has failed to fulfill our calls for concerning the 2009 renegotiation agreements with the nationwide physique of ASUU as promised.
“So much has been carried out, and the federal government promised to fulfill our wants, however since 2009 to 2024 till now, nothing has been carried out as a result of the federal government has did not honour the agreements.
“We suspended the final strike in October 2022 with the hope that the federal government would resolve all of the excellent points, however until as we speak, June 25, 2024, nothing has been carried out.
“The protest is to name the eye of most people to bear in mind and bear witness that ASUU has been affected person sufficient with the federal government.
“Sufficient is sufficient; that is completely unacceptable as a result of lots of our members have died as a result of current financial hardships.
“We urge the federal government to do the needful as a result of ASUU shouldn’t be blamed for any industrial motion anytime from now,.”
In line with him, the agreements embrace the elimination of ASUU from IPPIS, excellent tutorial allowances, revitalization fund, fee of promotion arrears steadiness, in addition to withheld salaries, amongst others.
Silas famous that the Federal authorities had paid 4 months out of the about eight months of excellent salaries remaining three and a half months.
The Information Company of Nigeria studies that the protest was carried out by the union members inside all the colleges of the establishment and terminated on the college gate, chanting solidarity songs.
They carried placards with varied inscriptions, akin to “Take away ASUU from IPPIS,” “Launch our withheld salaries,” “Implement ASUU, FG agreements,” and “We’re not informal staff,” amongst others.
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