This is as a result of the payment of half salary to lecturers who were expecting a backlog of eight months.
Daily Trust had reported how the government implemented the ‘No work, no pay’ policy by paying lecturers who down tools in February but returned to work last month, for just two weeks.
In a statement, Lazarus L. Maigoro, Chairman of the University of Jos chapter of ASUU, said lecturers have withdrawn all academic activities in the institution over non-payment of their eight months’ backlog.
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He said the students who has already resumed would have to wait until their withheld salaries were paid.
Maigoro alleged that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, gave directives that members of the union should not be paid fully.
“One of the issues agreed at the meeting was that 50% of the backlog of eight months arrears of our withheld salaries will be paid to our members immediately but as at the time of writing this press release, only 17 days prorated October salary was paid to our members by the office of the Accountant General of the Federation.
“Having stayed for about nine months running now, our members in the University of Jos considered this an insult to them by the Accountant General of the Federation.
“From all indications, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has personalized the matter between him and our union and is on a mission for vendetta.
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