Three trade unions in Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu (ASCETA) said they have lost five of their staff members to hunger and sickness due to non-payment of salaries and other allowances by Abia State Government in the last one year.

The leadership of the unions which disclosed this in a statement in Umuahia, yesterday, said scores of others were “sick unto death” as they cannot afford food and medicare.

The unions which include Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Senior Staff Union in Colleges of Education in Nigeria (SSUCOEN) and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), lamented that the worst part of the problem was that while other institutions in the state were being paid, ASCETA was excluded.

They stated that the staff who died were currently owed for eight months. Apart from that, they were said to have been denied of the new salary structure which took effect nationwide since 2011.

According to the the unions, under a “dangerous, degrading and discriminating policy introduced by the Commissioner for Finance, Obinna Oriaku, no subvention has been given to ASCETA in the last three months while other institutions got theirs.”

The unions who wondered whether Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is aware of the policy, called for its immediate reversal. They said it was an irony of fate that while other institutions had been regularly embarking on strike, the staff of ASCETA have remained largely peaceful and wondered why they were being punished for their loyalty.

In their statement signed by Dr. Joseph Kanu (COEASU), Agoha Franklin (SSUCOEN) and Dan Nwosu (NASU), the staff pleaded with the governor to clear their eight months arrears of salaries to stop further deaths, which they said were imminent.

“We don’t want to believe that some government officials want all of us dead. If not, why release subvention to Abia Poly and Abia State University and leave out ASCETA?”

They, however, pledged their loyalty to the governor while awaiting the payment of their salaries, stating that their patience should not be taken fore-granted.


http://sunnewsonline.com/5-college-staff-die-in-abia-over-salary-arrears/

Na wa for that abia.
They don't value education atall.

.ok

Dying of hunger is a fabricated lie but the governor should pay up biko.

Make them pay people their entitlements jare

This country is messed up. Na so so bad news everyday.

I offer best rate for your iTunes card bring them all

I thought Abia is not owing? ndi l

Meanwhile Govt aids are lodging in hotels with diff girls and nothing stops the inflow of their own payments and loots

All those self proclaimed babalawos on NL, can't you just start killing these politicians one by one?

Abia state!

Who might have cursed abia state?

Ikpeazu if you're still settling your master ta orji, pls stop it so that you can archiever something for the people.

Same happening here. Buhari is a bad lock

Kogi state is worst than abia.

They can't even survive 8 months.
There re people in Kogi state that hasn't receive anything called salary for a year an 6 months now.

Kogi state is worst than abia.

They can't even survive 8 months.
There re people in Kogi state that hasn't receive anything called salary for a year an 6 months now.

R. I. P to d dead

it is well

Abia state governor has bin missing for 2 weeks now,am surprised no media outlet done carry the news...

Hypocrite everywhere, if it were to be a state in south west that five people die due to nonpayment of salary, this people from the oriental side would have been masturbating all over the thread.

Even the staff of the ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL (ABSUTH), are also groaning over 8 months unpaid salary, in adequate staff strength and poor working conditions. Patients buy every thing including gloves for their treatment.

Mr Governor, this is an indictment......

CaptJeffry:
Dying of hunger is a fabricated lie but the governor should pay up biko.

dieng of hunger is a lie cuz its ikpeazu but if it were to be against pmb,u would swallow it hook,line and sinker

My people, my people!
Hunger no de kill. ..e de make one to get big head

Its the daura mans fault...

Itzonlyme:
Same happening here. Buhari is a bad lock

Hope you have a better 'lock' and key?

..... Buhari is a Bad Lock ( see as you take spell Bad luck ).. Anyway Buhari is a Bad Luck in Aso Rock. While you are a Good Luck on Nairaland ..

Itzonlyme:
Same happening here. Buhari is a bad lock

The governor should do the needful.