ABSU UNPAID SALARIES: We Have being reduced to victims of humanitarian crisis - Workers
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Sep 29, 2020
... Govt Is Making Effort To defray backlog - Prof Ikonne
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Members of the Staff Union of Abia state University ABSU including Staff Union of Universities ASUU have staged a peaceful protest over alleged non payment of 6 months salaries by the state government.
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Also joined in the protest are Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities SSANU, Non-academic staff of Education and and Associated Institutions NASU, and National Association of Academic Technologist NAAT.
The unions in their address to newsmen said their situation is pathetic, adding that they have been reduced to victims of humanitarian crisis.
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They said the alleged non payment of their salaries from April till date has made them face difficult times like those in the IDP camps.
Reacting to this with our correspondent on phone, the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Uche Ikonne said that the period of covid 19 did not allow them to collect IGR from students to make up monthly subvention.
Professor Ikonne appealed to the workers to exercise patient, as government is making efforts to remedy the situation and defray backlog of salary.
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