The Federal Government (FG) has announced the disbursement of withheld salaries to members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Federal Universities (NASU).
The New Daily Prime reported on October 28 that the Joint Action Committee (JAC), comprised of NASU and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian University (SSANU), went on a nationwide strike for withholding four months salaries.
The development was confirmed on Saturday by the Director, Press and Public Relations, of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Bawa Mokwa.
Mokwa shared that some members of the JAC have already confirmed their receipts after being paid.
The nationwide strike has halted academic activities across the country, with other institutions showing solidarity with JAC for their action.
After President Bola Tinubu’s directive to effect release, the non-release has harmed the relationship between both parties, reports have revealed.
SSANU leaders earlier on Wednesday decried that vice-chancellors, bursars, and registrars, along with other executives, were yet to receive payment, vowing to keep various institutions under lockdown if nothing was done.
Confirming the development, Mokwa stated, “The Federal Government has (at last) released the funds for payment of the withheld salary of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Federal Universities and that of the retirees under the Nigerian Union of Pensioners Contributory Pension Scheme.
“Payments to the Non-Academic Staff of Federal Universities have commenced, and many have confirmed receipts.”
By Helen Okechukwu
