The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of trade
unions of tertiary institutions owned by Kogi
State government has assured government
of her readiness to suspend her 4-month
old strike action as soon as their reviewed
demands are met.
This position was contained in a
communique issued at the close of the 12th
General meeting of JAC, yesterday.
According to JAC, the trade unions has
graciously contracted its thirty-one (31)
collective demands to five (5) irreducible
demands. This action is geared towards
suspension of the ongoing strike.
The demands are;
“The Visitor to our schools (Governor)
should approve and implement the
screening reports of the Governor Councils
in its entirety, because, Members of our
Governing Councils are people of integrity
who have carved niches for themselves in
their endeavours. Therefore, only their
screening list is acceptable to JAC and any
other list from anywhere shall be rejected.
“Salaries of our Members who are cleared,
uncleared and omitted should be paid
without further delays.
Government should elucidate its actions on
the peculiar needs of each Tertiary
institutions submitted by the Governing
Councils.
“Government should urgently honour the
Joint Resolution reached by the
representatives of the Government and JAC
on 24th March, 2017 which include reversal
of the new tax rates and refund of January,
2017 excess tax to tertiary institutions.
“Government should give definite date for
the refund of excess tax to Kogi State
University, Anyigba and Kogi State College
of Education, Ankpa.
JAC extends its appreciation to the
Governing Council members of tertiary
institutions owned by Kogi State for their
genuine efforts to resolve the ongoing
industrial strike.
The body frowned at the directive of
government to heads of tertiary institutions
to re-open schools on the 5th June, 2017.
“JAC empathizes with our students who
have been at home for this long. They
should be reminded that, JAC’s struggle is
to save the soul of our educational system.
And we hope that, at the end of this painful
industrial strike, tertiary institutions owned
by Kogi state will be better positioned to
turn out qualified graduates.
“There are evil machinations from some
quarters to incite students against our
members on resumption, let it be clear to
those behind this plot that, “whatever
comes around, goes around”.
“JAC is disappointed with Government’s
decision to prematurely retire our non-
teaching members; this is an outright
violation of the extant Law of 65 years
retirement age for staff of tertiary
institutions.
“The fate of those employed in 2015/2016
is still unknown, despite convincing reasons
put forward by Heads of institutions;
employments in tertiary institutions is
based on needs.
“The recent lists released on 31st May,
2017 and 1st June, 2017 is a complete
setback to any ongoing dialogue. Our
Members who had been on the ‘cleared’ list
since the onset of the protracted staff
screening exercise are now being move to
the ‘uncleared’ list. This unwholesome act is
another move by the “Czars” in this
government to destroy the gains made from
the screening exercise”, the communique
reads.
However, JAC maintained that it cannot be
intimidated and coerced to resume work on
the 5th June, 2017. The body advised Kogi
government to do the needful and bring this
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Stay @home if bello did nt meet yr demands.