FG’s N50bn: Why We Don’t Rely On Money Released On Paper —ASUU

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared that it would never believe the claim by the Federal Government to have released N50 billion to settle earned allowances of academic and non-academic staff unions of federal universities until its members begin to receive bank alerts to the effect.

National president of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, stated this in an exclusive interview with the Nigerian Tribune at the weekend.

Recall that the Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, made a public statement that went viral last week, announcing the release of N50 billion by the government to settle unpaid earned allowances of federal university workers nationwide.

But the ASUU president, when asked for his reaction, said the union, based on past experiences, had learnt its lesson never to believe Nigerian government on pages of newspapers until concrete evidence is on the table concerning the issue at stake.

According to him, “We heard the information through the media just like every other Nigerian as there is no official communication yet to us on the matter.

“Though we had a verbal communication with the Minister of Education few days ago on the matter, it is not enough conviction to us.”