By our Reporter
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed ASUU Chapters to hold protests across various campuses in the country over federal Government decision to pay them pro-rata salary.
The latest development is the union’s reaction to what it described as the “casualisation” of its members through the payment of October salary on a pro-rata basis.
Many branches of the union have announced different days to hold what they described as special congresses and stage protests on their campuses.
Flyers have been circulated widely across social media platforms, announcing the details and unionists expected during the rallies.
The University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka announced that its special congress would hold on Tuesday and has announced a protest rally to hold after the congress.
The Chairman of the UNILAG ASUU chapter, Dele Ashiru has said the rally is to “draw the attention of Nigerians to Ngige’s and the government’s attempt at the casualisation of the academics in Nigeria.”
According to the flyer by the union, the Secretary of the Joint Action Front (JAF) for labour movements in Nigeria, Abiodun Aremu; the National Coordinator of Education Rights Concern (ERC), a civil society organisation, Hassan Soweto; National Public Relations Officer of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Giwa Temitope, and the Coordinator of Lagos Zone of the union, Adelaja Odukoya, are among the speakers expected at the event.
Also the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta also announced that its Congress would hold this week to protest what it described as insensitivity of the Government.
Other branches are also expected to announce date convenient for them.
It would be recalled that at the end of October, members of ASUU were paid wages for 18 days. The government said it was the amount for work done, insisting that the union only suspended its then eight-month-old industrial action on the 14th day of the month.