Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria has directed
its members in 104 Federal Unity Colleges throughout the
country to commence an indefinite strike with effect from
Monday next week over non-payment of arrears and
entitlements estimated at N1.8bn.
A statement on Friday in Abuja by the Secretary-General of
ASCSN, Mr. Alade Lawal, said its also involved in the strike
were Education Officers in the Federal Ministry of Education
and Inspectorate Departments.
“Since the management of the Federal Ministry of Education
has refused to pay the outstanding salaries and allowances,
the teeming members of the union in the Ministry of
Education, including those in the 104 Federal Unity
Colleges, will embarked on an indefinite strike till the
outstanding salaries, promotion arrears, and other
entitlements are paid in full.
“All strategic stakeholders, such as royal fathers, religious
leaders, civil society groups, parents and guardians, old
students groups of the Federal Unity Colleges, eminent
citizens should prevail on the Federal Government to pay
all the outstanding salaries and allowances including
promotion arrears instead of diverting attention by calling
on the union to call off the strike,” the ASCSN stated.
According to Lawal, the decision followed the failure of the
Federal Government to pay the memebers their outstanding
salaries and promotion arrears as well as other
entitlements amounting to about N1.8bn.
He stated that the Headquarters of the Federal Ministry of
Education as well as the Inspectorate Departments of the
Ministry throughout the country would also be under lock
and key from Monday.
He said, “The issues in dispute include but not limited to
non-payment of outstanding promotion arrears for
2007-2010 and the balance of 2011 promotion arrears;
promotion arrears for 2012-2013 and unpaid salaries to
some staff for July, August, September, and October 2013;
“Others are end-of-year incentives; non-payment of 1st 28
days in lieu of hotel accommodation; 2010 Head of Service
organised mandatory training allowance, repatriation
allowance, Duty Tour Allowance; non-placement of
promoted officers, among others.”
SOURCE[email]Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria has directed
its members in 104 Federal Unity Colleges throughout the
country to commence an indefinite strike with effect from
Monday next week over non-payment of arrears and
entitlements estimated at N1.8bn.
A statement on Friday in Abuja by the Secretary-General of
ASCSN, Mr. Alade Lawal, said its also involved in the strike
were Education Officers in the Federal Ministry of Education
and Inspectorate Departments.
“Since the management of the Federal Ministry of Education
has refused to pay the outstanding salaries and allowances,
the teeming members of the union in the Ministry of
Education, including those in the 104 Federal Unity
Colleges, will embarked on an indefinite strike till the
outstanding salaries, promotion arrears, and other
entitlements are paid in full.
“All strategic stakeholders, such as royal fathers, religious
leaders, civil society groups, parents and guardians, old
students groups of the Federal Unity Colleges, eminent
citizens should prevail on the Federal Government to pay
all the outstanding salaries and allowances including
promotion arrears instead of diverting attention by calling
on the union to call off the strike,” the ASCSN stated.
According to Lawal, the decision followed the failure of the
Federal Government to pay the memebers their outstanding
salaries and promotion arrears as well as other
entitlements amounting to about N1.8bn.
He stated that the Headquarters of the Federal Ministry of
Education as well as the Inspectorate Departments of the
Ministry throughout the country would also be under lock
and key from Monday.
He said, “The issues in dispute include but not limited to
non-payment of outstanding promotion arrears for
2007-2010 and the balance of 2011 promotion arrears;
promotion arrears for 2012-2013 and unpaid salaries to
some staff for July, August, September, and October 2013;
“Others are end-of-year incentives; non-payment of 1st 28
days in lieu of hotel accommodation; 2010 Head of Service
organised mandatory training allowance, repatriation
allowance, Duty Tour Allowance; non-placement of
promoted officers, among others.”
SOURCE[/email]Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria has directed
its members in 104 Federal Unity Colleges throughout the
country to commence an indefinite strike with effect from
Monday next week over non-payment of arrears and
entitlements estimated at N1.8bn.
A statement on Friday in Abuja by the Secretary-General of
ASCSN, Mr. Alade Lawal, said its also involved in the strike
were Education Officers in the Federal Ministry of Education
and Inspectorate Departments.
“Since the management of the Federal Ministry of Education
has refused to pay the outstanding salaries and allowances,
the teeming members of the union in the Ministry of
Education, including those in the 104 Federal Unity
Colleges, will embarked on an indefinite strike till the
outstanding salaries, promotion arrears, and other
entitlements are paid in full.
“All strategic stakeholders, such as royal fathers, religious
leaders, civil society groups, parents and guardians, old
students groups of the Federal Unity Colleges, eminent
citizens should prevail on the Federal Government to pay
all the outstanding salaries and allowances including
promotion arrears instead of diverting attention by calling
on the union to call off the strike,” the ASCSN stated.
According to Lawal, the decision followed the failure of the
Federal Government to pay the memebers their outstanding
salaries and promotion arrears as well as other
entitlements amounting to about N1.8bn.
He stated that the Headquarters of the Federal Ministry of
Education as well as the Inspectorate Departments of the
Ministry throughout the country would also be under lock
and key from Monday.
He said, “The issues in dispute include but not limited to
non-payment of outstanding promotion arrears for
2007-2010 and the balance of 2011 promotion arrears;
promotion arrears for 2012-2013 and unpaid salaries to
some staff for July, August, September, and October 2013;
“Others are end-of-year incentives; non-payment of 1st 28
days in lieu of hotel accommodation; 2010 Head of Service
organised mandatory training allowance, repatriation
allowance, Duty Tour Allowance; non-placement of
promoted officers, among others.”
SOURCE