ASUU STRIKE: GOVT BEGINS "NO WORK NO PAY"

Precisely, three months of fruitless negotiations between the
Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU), and the
federal government, over the strike embarked on by the union,
strong indications have emerged that the Federal Government
has commenced the implementation of the “No Work, No Pay” rule.

A reliable source at the National Universities Commission(NUC), according to Vanguard, said that the government has passed a directive to the various universities governing councils to stop payment of salaries of the striking lecturers.
Confirming this, yesterday, in Abuja after a zonal conference of ASUU, University of Abuja chapter, which took place at the Gwagwalada campus to review the nationwide strike, ASUU Zonal Chairman in Abuja, Mr Clement Chup said his colleagues were yet to receive their September salaries.
According to him, “we have resorted to other welfare strategies to cope with the effect of the strike, particularly to contain the various attempts by government to break
the resolve of the union. The Federal Government has through the
National Universities Commission, directed universities to stop the
payment of our salaries effective September this year and
since then our salaries have not been paid.

“Part of the welfare strategy, involved distributing food items,
giving out soft loans and cash advances to members.”
He therefore urged members of the public to ignore the rumour

that the strike has been called off. He therefore urged members

of the public to ignore the rumour that the strike has been called off.

 

He said: “Nigerians should disregard rumours making the rounds that

the three months old strike has been called off”, adding that “the strike 

continues until the government demonstrates a positive inclination towards implementing the 2009 agreements and the 2012 Memorandum of Understanding signed by both parties.”

 

How long will this continue?