NASU faults state governments’ inability to pay workers’ salaries

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has  lamented the inability of about 27 State Governments to pay workers’ salaries as and when due running into several months. NASU said that payment of salaries is a statutory obligation which must be fulfilled and is even more […]

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has  lamented the inability of about 27 State Governments to pay workers’ salaries as and when due running into several months.
NASU said that payment of salaries is a statutory obligation which must be fulfilled and is even more disturbed by the reports that the bailout funds released to State Governors for the purpose of clearing the arrears of salaries were diverted by some State Governors to other purposes aside from the purpose for which the funds were released.
NASU sated this in a communiqués signed by its National President Comrade Chris O. Ani and  Prince Peters A. Adeyemi  General Secretary respectively  issued at the end of its NEC meeting held in Abuja last week.
It said that the economic recession is biting very hard on workers and therefore demands the immediate payment of all outstanding salaries to workers.
“NEC called on State Governors who are not able to fulfill this obligation to workers to resign. NEC in sympathy with the plight of workers affirms its support for NLC’s position of “No Pay, No Work”.
It also condemned the inadequate funding of the education sector over the years despite agitations by the public.
“The  last administration released an intervention fund of N200 billion in 2014 to the Universities for some critical infrastructures with a promise to thereafter release N100 billion for 2 consecutive years but reneged on the promise.
NEC therefore appealed to the present administration to adopt and fulfill this promise for improved funding.”