President Bola Tinubu has approved the release of four months salaries of lecturers withheld during the eight months strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement issued Friday said the president directed the release of the withheld four month salaries after invoking the Principle of the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy.
TheHintsNews reports that “No Work, No Pay” Order was instituted against striking members of ASUU during the eight-month industrial action that commenced on February 14, 2022 and terminated on October 17, 2022.
Ngilale said: “In view of his determination to mitigate the difficulties being felt during the implementation of key economic reforms in the country, as well as his recognition of the faithful implementation of terms which were agreed upon during the fruitful deliberations between ASUU and the Federal Government of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has directed the grant of an exceptional last waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order on ASUU, which will allow for the previously striking members of ASUU to receive four months of salary accruals out of the eight months of salary which was withheld during the eight-month industrial action undertaken by the union.
“The President has directed the grant of the waiver with a mandatory requirement that the Federal Ministry of Education and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment must secure a Document of Understanding (DoU) establishing that this exceptional waiver granted by the President will be the last one to be granted to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and all other Education Sector Unions.”
