ASUU Gives FG Ultimatum, Directs Lecturers To Reject Incomplete Salaries
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has accused the Federal Government of fostering corruption by its refusal to pay workers complete salaries. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Wednesday, accused the Federal Government of being responsible for the growing corruption in public universities across the country due to its inability to pay workers. It has also given the Federal Government an ultimatum saying that at the end of March, all its members will start rejecting incomplete salaries. According to ASUU, the inability of the government to pay full salaries has forced workers to indulge in all sorts of corrupt practices in order to survive. The National President of ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, made this known in Abuja, during a press briefing on the outcome of its National Executive Council meeting, which was held in Modibo Adama University of Technology, Adamawa State. He said that ASUU had mandated all its members “to reject all incomplete paym