President Bola Tinubu has approved the payment of four months’ withheld salary of lecturers following their participation in the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) eight months industrial action.
The news approval was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale
According to the statement titled “President Tinubu shows compassion to ASUU members as he orders release of four months of withheld salary”, President Tinubu said that the step is to mitigate the difficulties occasioned by the ongoing implementation of key economic reforms in the country
The statement reads, “Invoking the Principle of the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy, President Bola Tinubu has approved the partial waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order that was instituted against striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) following the commencement of their eight-month industrial action which began on February 14, 2022 and was terminated on October 17, 2022.
“In view of his determination to mitigate the difficulties being felt during the implementation of key economic reforms in the country, as well as his recognition of the faithful implementation of terms which were agreed upon during the fruitful deliberations between ASUU and the Federal Government of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has directed the grant of an exceptional last waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order on ASUU, which will allow for the previously striking members of ASUU to receive four (4) months of salary accruals out of the eight months of salary which was withheld during the eight-month industrial action undertaken by the union.
“The President has directed the grant of the waiver with a mandatory requirement that the Federal Ministry of Education and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment must secure a Document of Understanding (DoU) establishing that this exceptional waiver granted by the President will be the last one to be granted to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and all other Education Sector Unions,” the statement said.
