ASUU: FG Settles Salary Arrears For Medical Lecturers, Shuns Others

by Mercy Ulasi
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In a surprising move, the Federal Government started paying academics’ salary arrears in the Basic Medical Sciences, Basic Clinical Sciences, and Medicine departments at various federal universities.

One of the two offshoot organizations authorized by the government to lessen the influence of the Academic Staff Union of Universities is the Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics, which represents the lecturers.

Due to the ASUU strike that started in 2022, the government enacted a no-work, no-pay policy on professors for seven months.

It was unable to persuade the administration to give the academics their withheld salary for the duration of the ASUU strike.

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But the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, a body which encompasses medical doctors in the academics and other consultant medical doctors, explained to the government that medical schools were not shut down during the period of strike hence the salaries of their members should not be withheld.
Speaking with our correspondent in Abuja, a source from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, confirmed that medical lecturers have been paid their withheld salaries.

“This is currently causing confusion in the school. Medical lecturers have started receiving their salaries. Other lecturers have not but we have been told to stay calm.”

Another medical lecturer at the University of Maiduguri said, “It is true, medical lecturers who worked during the time of strike have started receiving theirs.”

Confirming the development, the chairperson of ASUU, FUTMinna told our correspondent that even though not all the medical lecturers have been paid, he could confirm the payment of medical lecturers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University.

Details later…

 

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