By; TINA PHINEAS, Yola.
The striking Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities
(SSANU) of the Adamawa State University (ADSU) has decried the poor funding of the university.
They also described as unacceptable the effecting of deductions from staff salaries by the state government without remitting the same to the union coffers.
Addressing the press Tuesday in Yola, the branch Chairman of SSANU, Mr James Fwah, said, over the years, the institution has been underfunded and things were grinding to a halt.
“The union studied with dismay the the severe under-funding in the previous years and more disturbing in the recent; this has left the university with piles of unsettle staff claims and managerial expenses”, he stated.
Fwah disclosed futher that, apart from the dwindling salary payments, the university cannot sustain its overhead expenses.
“Presently, the university is almost at standstill unless urgent steps are taken. We therefore demand that funding profile of the university as enshrined in the university law be implemented,” The Chairman said.
The Senior Staff Union also lamented what it described as reluctance of the management towards staff promotion and confirmation which it said has affected member’s welfare and the progress of the university.
SSANU called for the payment of Earned Allowance, adding that the university is the only one yet to implement scheme in the North East.
The Union said that the present pension scheme implemented in the university is contrary to the one approved by the law setting up the university and called for the stoppage of the pension deduction until all grey areas were resolved.
“The union is peeved that deductions from staff salaries were affected and not remitted to union coffers for several years, this lack of remittance is unacceptable as it has continued to take its toll on our members welfare” The maintained..
“We therefore demand for the immediate settlement of all unremitted union dues.”
The Senior Staff Union has embarked on an Indefinite strike action to press Home Its demand.
The striking Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities
(SSANU) of the Adamawa State University (ADSU) has decried the poor funding of the university.
They also described as unacceptable the effecting of deductions from staff salaries by the state government without remitting the same to the union coffers.
Addressing the press Tuesday in Yola, the branch Chairman of SSANU, Mr James Fwah, said, over the years, the institution has been underfunded and things were grinding to a halt.
“The union studied with dismay the the severe under-funding in the previous years and more disturbing in the recent; this has left the university with piles of unsettle staff claims and managerial expenses”, he stated.
Fwah disclosed futher that, apart from the dwindling salary payments, the university cannot sustain its overhead expenses.
“Presently, the university is almost at standstill unless urgent steps are taken. We therefore demand that funding profile of the university as enshrined in the university law be implemented,” The Chairman said.
The Senior Staff Union also lamented what it described as reluctance of the management towards staff promotion and confirmation which it said has affected member’s welfare and the progress of the university.
SSANU called for the payment of Earned Allowance, adding that the university is the only one yet to implement scheme in the North East.
The Union said that the present pension scheme implemented in the university is contrary to the one approved by the law setting up the university and called for the stoppage of the pension deduction until all grey areas were resolved.
“The union is peeved that deductions from staff salaries were affected and not remitted to union coffers for several years, this lack of remittance is unacceptable as it has continued to take its toll on our members welfare” The maintained..
“We therefore demand for the immediate settlement of all unremitted union dues.”
The Senior Staff Union has embarked on an Indefinite strike action to press Home Its demand.
