ASUU STRIKE LATEST: FG Releases N30bn for Lecturers' Allowances
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The federal government Tuesday released the sum of N30 billion to the
Ministry of Education for onward disbursement to the universities for
the payment of earned allowances of the striking members of the Academic
Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
Benue State Governor, Mr.
Gabriel Suswan, made this disclosure at a meeting with the National
Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), at the state Governor's Lodge
in Abuja, where he reiterated his appeal to the striking union to return
to the classrooms in the interest of the future leaders of the country.
Suswan, who is also the chairman of the Needs Implementation Committee,
said the money for the earned allowances was released yesterday
afternoon.
The governor admitted that although there was delay
in the commencement of the implementation of the existing agreements,
the government had already addressed almost all of the demands of ASUU
except on the allowances.
He described as 'unfair' comments
allegedly made by ASUU leadership that the government was insincere and
that the government disbursement of N100 billion for infrastructure
needs of the institutions was done without consultations.
"ASUU
participated in all the meetings where it was agreed to raise N100
billion, which has already been distributed to all the universities. In
fact, the president of ASUU nominated one Dr. Baffa, who is very
resourceful. He did all the work, and presented the criteria for
distribution of the money which is based on the population of each
university," he explained.
Suswan added that after the draft
distribution was drawn up, he asked the union to go through the document
for their satisfaction.
"Instead, they wrote me a letter accusing
the committee of insincerity. The councils are the ones that would
verify what we are owing, go and ask them. ASUU said no, that unless we
put N92 billion on the table," he added.
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