Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) of Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) has urged the federal government to expedite payment of its earned allowances.

In continuation of their strike, the members, yesterday, wielded placards bearing ‘Government, reinstate staff school teachers now’, ‘Government, pay us our earned allowances’, ‘FGN, pay our N8 billion earned allowances’, ‘SSANU says no to injustice over staff school’, ‘A law-abiding govt must obey court judgement’, ‘Pay staff school teachers’ salary’, ‘NUC, FGN: who is withholding our earned allowances’, among others.

Addressing journalists after the union’s meeting in FUTA yesterday, the national public relations officer (PRO), Mr. Abdulsobru Salawu, said that the three-day nationwide strike was pertinent. Salawu lamented that FG reneged on the promises it made to the association last year, attributing it to the insensitivity of the political class.

He added that there were over four Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) that were not honoured. The PRO decried the blatant defiance to the judgement of the National Industrial Court (NIC) in December 2016 ordering it to re-absorb the staff. His words: “Mid last year, the federal government assured us that it had released N8 billion to be disbursed to all non-teaching staff unions in the university system. And as we speak, till today, no such disbursement has been made.

“As at today, we have over 2,000 staff that have been disengaged technically by the federal government on the account of an obnoxious circular that was released by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.”

He revealed that “our re-negotiation with the Babalakin committee, we want to say that we are disappointed and hereby express our disenchantment with the pace of negotiation by the federal government’s team.

“We have been inaugurated almost two years now and as we speak, no movement has been made; we have had series of meetings, and none of them has yielded any result; they refused to agree with it.”

Full report at https://www.akelicious.net/2018/12/futa-staff-demand-n8b-earned-allowances.html

Just imagine? 8 billion for earned allowances of a university with a staff strength of 2000 people!
some States are paying their workers with 1.7-1.9 billion per month.
I calls for auditing of their claims and if legitimate they should be paid their earnings.

Which way naira....
See how they calling millions here
While people's children waste on the street
with no hope of employment..
No body is fighting for the youths future
And the youths are busy atikufooling and buharifools

Billions billions shit hole country

The Ministry of Education should look into this ASAP and necessary measures should be taken.

dalongjnr:
Just imagine? 8 billion for earned allowances of a university with a staff strength of 2000 people!
some States are paying their workers with 1.7-1.9 billion per month.
I calls for auditing of their claims and if legitimate they should be paid their earnings.

Accumulated

Not only FUTA though.

This country is in suffering mode now...

F

I wonder how the economy of this country will grow when a greater percentage of the labour force are working for the government's parastatals and agencies.

Y'all see education is a scam

dem go tay there......

I love this new development... Continue flellas.....

Seriously ...As a Futarian. I also feel the same pain.. FUTA have been ignored...my dept have two classes for 100L to M.Tech level.....
Sometimes we don't have lecture at all...when there is no class....
Also the staff too dem just dey....no much allowances for them....









Make i go learn work now before we resume!!!!
EDUCATION for this country na scam!!!

successive governments have paid lip service to education at ALL levels!! the current government isn't doing any better....let's hope the incoming government in 2019 takes education more seriously. it's a sad thing really.

BeiFangLaye:
Y'all see education is a scam

U dig!!! Big time scam..

Abeg which government are they talking to ... I hope is united states government, because if it is d government I know , am ready to donate my bed and pilliow for them to sleep while dey re waiting ...

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pls forgive my ignorance,how's the school fees paid in all this schools remmited or spent??

Accumulated since when

Universities need more research oriented revenue streams

Public universities in Nigeria are grossly underfunded.

krebdawise:
Seriously ...As a Futarian. I also feel the same pain.. FUTA have been ignored...my dept have two classes for 100L to M.Tech level.....
Sometimes we don't have lecture at all...when there is no class....
Also the staff too dem just dey....no much allowances for them..






Make i go learn work now before we resume!!!!
EDUCATION for this country na scam!!!

Thatz not true, which dept is that?

Lol... This strike go long ehn

Very true,go check MST na only to go swim dem sabiii

streetsoldier1:


Thatz not true, which dept is that?