work-no pay' policy against the striking university lecturers.
Speaking in defence of the Federal government directive, the NUC,
spokesman said the commission was only applying extant laws.
Also speaking on the matter, the Deputy Director of Information and
Public Relations of the NUC, Ibrahim Yakasai, said the directive was
not a policy but a law that affects all sectors of the economy, adding
that it had been in the constitution for a long time.
"It's a law in this country that if you don't work you will not get
paid. But the government was magnanimous enough to pay their salaries
for a month or two when they started the strike. After everything that
has been done, (the lecturers) don't want to go back to work; so, the
law must be applied.
"Let's watch and see how far they can go with this strike. In any
case, why would anyone want to pay someone that is not working? Should
they even have accepted the salaries in the first instance? In fact,
what are salaries for? It's for work to be done," he said.
When contacted, the acting Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, refused
commenting on how such policy would help in resolving the lingering
strike but rather referred journalist to NUC.
If they had implemented the agreement, Lecturers would have long been teaching
ReplyDeleteHey pro, saw a link on bbm ystaday bwt unizik chapter of asuu backin out 4rm d strike nd students returnin bk 2 sch...jst want 2 knw hw authentic it is...
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ReplyDeleteHey oga! Pro ll update it if its legit, u no go school ni?
ReplyDeleteAbeg make unizik pull out from dis sensless strike...moreover dey have received their own share of d 30billion...nd d ealiers we understand dat dis strike is politically inclined d better for us.....mostt of dese asuu rep deir children are either out of universities or dey myt nt b within d university range....so pls let's b wise nd do everything to make resumption possiblee.....
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