The Federal Government has been a July ultimatum to pay all outstanding arrears of salaries and allowances owed members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities.
Giving the ultimatum at a press conference he addressed at the University of Abuja, ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, disclosed that the Federal Government is owing academics in federal universities unpaid allowances of not less than N128 billion.
He said, “In view of this, the union rose from its National Executive Council meeting at the Bayero University, Kano, observing that the particular issue of EAA cannot be meaningfully addressed unless within an agreed framework. Hence, ASUU NEC resolved that all outstanding arrears of EAA should be paid not later than July 2017.
“The decision of ASUU-NEC on the issue has since been communicated to the Minister of Education, the Senate President and the Chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund.”
