Monday, 1 July 2013

ASUU begins indefinite strike over allowance


51 of the 53 branches of Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) has agreed to embark on an indefinite strike action following the Federal Government‘s failure to honour the Academic Earned Allowance (AEA) which formed a component of the 2009 Agreement government signed with the union.
 ASUU chairman University of Lagos (UNILAG) chapter, Dr. Karo Ogbinaka, who spoke with reporters at the end of the union meeting, held at Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye in Ogun State noted that the action is painful but inevitable.  
He lambasted the FG’s dilly dallying in meeting with the 2009 agreement.
Ogbinaka said the highest AEA is not more than N12, 500 per month and that it includes allowances paid as part of excess work load responsibility allowance, and allowance for supervision of Post Graduate Programmes for lecturers, head of department (HoDs), Deans and exam officers etc,.

The National Executive Committee of the Union met at Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye in Ogun State on Sunday.

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