Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
Tai Solarin University of Education
(TASUED), Ijagun, Ogun State has served
Governor Ibikunle Amosun notice to pay
over 2billion subvention owed the institution
over the last 15 months. The union warned
that government’s continued default could
disrupt the peace being experienced on in
the first university of education in the
nation’s history.
In a briefing at ASUU TASUED secretariat
on Tuesday, the chairman of the union Dr.
Bayo Adesanya announced that Ogun State
government has defaulted TASUED 15
months subventions, adding that the
development has affected the smooth
running of the institution.
Adesanya lamented that series of meeting
with governor Amosun, and other officials of
government and the state Ministry of
Education has not yielded any results.
Adesanya put the current wage bill of
TASUED at N175million, noting that by
government’s subvention policy of paying
70 per cent, Amosun administration owes
TASUED about N2billion for 15 months.
He said: “The efforts made to government
to release subventions to TASUED in the
past 15 months have not been positive.
“It is clear that the system will be grounded
if this continues as the administration
cannot be allowed to face the real
assignment of teaching, research and
community service, but struggling on how
to raise cash to address its needs. The
situation has made the administration to
seek for funds from every available source.
He continued: ‘’the payment of salary to
staff in the university has taken a worrisome
dimension. The administration of the
university has become incapacitated in
meeting her obligations of salary payment
to university staff. Since January, 2016 the
university administration could not promptly
pay salaries to the staff.’’
According to him, staff are owed two
months salaries comprising June and July
this year, saying deduction made on behalf
of staff cooperatives and others have been
delayed since April. Adesanya added that
additional 10 months deductions are owed
cooperative bodies since 2012.
Adesanya explained that workers are owed
several arrears of entitlements such as
CONUASS, and hazard allowance. The
Earned Academic Allowance which was
embedded in ASUU-FG agreement since
2009 is yet to be implemented too,
Adesanya added.
‘’In Ogun State, it can be clearly stated that
what is budgeted is not even released; yet
government takes pride in these institutions
not funded by it. Staff morale is dampened,
commitment is reducing as their rights are
denied having worked for the system,
Adesanya lamented.
Adesanya’s vice Dr Rotimi Ettu and
Secretary Dr Damilola Adejoye described the
briefing as a notice to Governor Amosun to
do the needful. The duo appealed to
stakeholders particularly in Ogun State to
prevail Ogun State government to give
TASUED workers their dues, hoping that
such prompt intervention would not
truncate the atmosphere of peace the
university has enjoyed for years.
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