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By Emmanuel Adeleke
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has concluded plans to go on one-day nationwide protest over the payment of half salaries to its members.
National President of the union, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, disclosed this while featuring on Channels Television programme, ‘Sunrise Daily,’ on Monday.
According to him, the planned protest would be organised by the chapters of the union across the country, adding that the chapters would choose their dates.
The chairperson of ASUU, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) chapter, Dr Dele Ashiru, also confirmed the development to newsmen, on Monday.
He said the protest will hold on Tuesday, November 15, at the UNILAG’s Julius Berger auditorium .
Ashiru said that the action is necessary to protest the “no-work, no-pay” policy for lecturers activated by the Federal Government.
Last week, ASUU slammed the Federal Government over the payment of half salaries to her members in October.
The union condemned the ‘pro-rata’ payment to its members and accused the government of an attempt to reduce Nigerian scholars to casual workers.
ASUU had on October 14, 2022, called off its eight-month strike after the National Industrial Court ordered the lecturers to resume.
The union, however, said the response of the government, especially its ‘pro-rata’ payment of October salaries of academics, portrayed them as daily paid workers.
“This is not only an aberration but a contravention of all-known rules of engagement in any contract of employment for academics the world over,” the union stated.