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ASUU Begins 2 Weeks Warning Strike Over Non-Payment Of Salaries For Lecturers Not Enrolled On IPPIS

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday declared a two-week warning strike to protest the non-payment of salaries of lecturers not enrolled in the Federal Government’s Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS)

National President of the union, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi made the declaration after ASUU National Executive Council meeting in Enugu.

Ogunyemi said NEC resolved to embark on two weeks warning strike action with effect from Monday 9th March 2020, to compel the Government to implement the agreement and resolution.

He said the strike action was to compel the government to implement the agreement and resolution of Memorandum of Action it had with the union from 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2019.

ASUU also called on the Federal Government to rejig the security architecture to address daunting challenges in the country, infrastructural decay inadequate power supply amongst other issues.

This is coming 2 months after the Federal Government stopped the payment of salaries for all workers of tertiary institutions who are not enrolled on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS).

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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