By Seun Opejobi The Federal Government has again threatened that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, who are ...
By Seun Opejobi
The Federal Government has again threatened that members of
the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, who are currently on strike,
will not receive salary.
Adamu Adamu, the Minister of Education, said lecturers would
not be paid for the six months they are absent
from work.
He disclosed that the measure would serve as a penalty over
the “behaviour of ASUU.”
Addressing State House Correspondents in Abuja yesterday,
the Minister said lecturers would think twice before they join strike.
According to Adamu: “I think the stand that the government
has taken now, not to pay, I think that’s the only thing in the hand of the
government to ensure that there’s penalty for some behaviour like this.
“I believe teachers will think twice before they join strike
if they know that at the end, they are not going to be paid.
“The government is not acting arbitrarily. There is a law
and I believe this is going to be a strong element to deter many from going on
strike.”
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