The federal government is set to pay the withheld salaries
of lecturers under the Congress of University Academics (CONUA), a breakaway
faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
This was contained in a letter dated January 13, and
addressed to Niyi Sunmonu, national coordinator of CONUA.
BACKGROUND
In 2022, lecturers under ASUU embarked on an eight-month
strike over the non-implementation of their demands by the federal government.
Members of the union have been at loggerheads with the
government since the strike ended, over non-payment of their salaries for the
period the industrial action lasted.
CONUA, which was officially registered in October 2022, has
consistently maintained that its members were not part of the strike.
FG ASKS CONUA TO
FORWARD MEMBERS’ DETAILS
The letter was signed by Charles Wali, director of the
Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) department, on behalf
of the office of the accountant-general of the federation (AGF).
In the letter, Wali asked Sunmonu to provide a list of CONUA
members and their details to the accountant-general’s office to facilitate
payment of the withheld salaries.
He added that the development followed CONUA’s letter to the
accountant general’s office in November 2022, seeking the payment of the
withheld salaries of its members.
Sunmonu confirmed receipt of the letter on
Monday.
“I am directed to
acknowledge receipt of your letter on the above subject matter dated 2nd
November 2022 in respect of payment of your withheld backlog of salaries and to
request you to provide soft copy of membership of CONUA across universities to
enable payment as requested,” the letter reads.
“Meanwhile, you may wish to forward the following details to
facilitate seamless deduction and remittance of check-off dues: Evidence of
registration; official account details of the union; membership list of the
union signed by each member; percentage of deduction (check-off dues)/amount to
be deducted from each member, and mode of remittance between the headquarters
and local chapters.
“Please note that details of members, which must always be
hard and soft copies, should also include individual IPPIS numbers for ease of
identification.”
It remains unclear if there are similar efforts by the
federal government to also pay the withheld salaries of lecturers under ASUU.
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