This was confirmed by some lecturers and senior members of ASUU
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian government has paid lecturers under the umbrella of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for 18 working days in the month of October.
This was confirmed by some lecturers and senior members of ASUU who spoke to PUNCH on Thursday.
SaharaReporter earlier reported how ASUU called off its eight-month-old strike on October 14, 2022, where lecturers were encouraged to resume to work by the union on that same day.
A senior member of the ASUU National Executive Council was quoted saying, “We were only paid for the days after the strike. I received a half salary. Other members are angry right now, they are blaming the NEC for calling off the strike.”
Another member, who confirmed the development, said, “Yes, it is true, I received half salary. It seems the government is set to kill unionism in the country but we are ready for them.”
SaharaReporters in September reported how the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) faulted the ruling of the National Industrial Court ordering the striking members of ASUU to call off their ongoing strike and resume work.
The Nigerian government had filed a suit before the industrial court against ASUU, and in a judgment on the Nigerian government's interlocutory injunction, Justice Polycarp Hamman stopped ASUU from continuing with the strike until the case was resolved.
Reacting to the court order, Sowore questioned the rationality behind the order asking ASUU to go back to work on an empty stomach, as the government had insisted on a “No Work, No Pay” policy.
The human rights activist on his Twitter page had written, “How could a judge order ASUU to go back to work on empty stomach?”
Also, Sowore asked the Nigerian government to end the ASUU strike now by honouring its agreement with the university lecturers’ union.