NASU demands fairness in earned allowances disbursement

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has commended the Federal Government for the release of additional N8 billion, as  part payment of the outstanding arrears of earned allowances to non-teaching staff, urging it  to expedite action on the disbursement. The Union made this call at the end of emergency meeting of […]

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has commended the Federal Government for the release of additional N8 billion, as  part payment of the outstanding arrears of earned allowances to non-teaching staff, urging it  to expedite action on the disbursement.

The Union made this call at the end of emergency meeting of NASU Universities and inter-University centres trade group council held Tuesday in Abuja.

NASU in a resolution adopted after the meeting signed by its Deputy President/Chairman of Council, Comrade Godfrey Ugwu and Senior Deputy General Secretary, Comrade Festus Ajayi, also called on the relevant agencies of government to observe the principles of equity and fairness in the sharing of the N8 billion to universities and inter-university centres, as well as consider the centres that did not benefit from the recently released N23 billion.

The union, however, warned that if by the end of December 2018 the issue of disbursement of the earned allowances is not positively resolved, “the union will have no other option than to commence actions in the New Year to get government do the needful on the subject-matter.”

NASU expressed shock that SSANU could order a three-day protest on the issue of the disbursement of the N8 billion earned allowances and the implementation of the staff school judgment without taking on board the two other unions in the Joint Action Committee (i.e NAAT and NASU), saying it felt betrayed as the action has the tendency of creating disaffection amongst the unions in the Joint Action Committee which should be avoided.

On ASUU on-going strike, it noted that the strike is in respect of the revitalisation of university education and other issues bordering on staff welfare, just as it  reiterated  its commitment to the struggle for the proper funding of education with particular emphasis on university education.

It added, “We also reaffirm our demand for the payment of the outstanding arrears of the earned allowances as well as the continued payment of same by ensuring the inclusion of all the needed funds for the payment in the 2019 budget.

“Council-in-session therefore calls on the Federal Government in the spirit of fairness to deal with the issue of payment of Earned Allowances and sustenance of same by consciously including the non-teaching staff of universities and inter-university centres in the next release of fund for payment of same.”