The government implemented the "No work, no pay" policy by rewarding academics who had a month off in February but returned to work for only two weeks last month.
According to a statement from Lazarus L. Maigoro, Chairman of the Institution of Jos branch of ASUU, lecturers have ceased participation in all academic activities at the university due to the non-payment of their eight-month backlog.
He stated that students who had already returned to class would have to wait until their outstanding salaries were reimbursed.
Maigoro said that the Minister of Labor and Employment, Chris Ngige, had advised union members that they should not be paid in full.
As of the time this press release was prepared, the office of the Federation's Accountant General had only given our members 17 days of their prorated October income, falling short of the 50% backlog of unpaid salary agreed upon during the meeting.
Our colleagues at the University of Jos considered that the Federation's Accountant General had humiliated them by remaining for the last nine months.
Every piece of evidence indicates that Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, has turned the issue between himself and our union personal and is out for vengeance.
"The ASUU University of Jos Congress met today, November 4, 2022, and voted to remain at home, rather than strike, until the backlog of delayed salary is paid." This decision was reached in light of Ngige's difficulty in paying our members' backlog of paychecks.
To be clear, our members are accessible, eager, and ready to work again, but they are unable to do so. According to the amended academic schedule for the 2020-2021 academic session approved by the University Senate, lectures should have commenced by now, but the difficulties of an unpaid pay has stopped our colleagues from entering the classroom to teach. Unfortunately, this means that students who have already returned to class will have to wait forever while we await reimbursement of our unpaid salary.
