THE Federal Government has started processing the withheld salaries of some medical lecturers in various federal universities who opted out of the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.

The development is sequel to a letter by the medical lecturers, under the aegis of Medical and Dental Consultants Association, MDCAN, to the Ministers of Education, Labour and Employment, and Finance, Budget and National Planning, requesting for the payment of their withheld March-June, 2022 salaries.

The affected lecturers are from University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, UMTH, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, ATBUTH, and the Usman Danfodiyo Teaching Hospital, UDUTH.

A top official of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning who preferred anonymity, confirmed to our correspondent that approval had been granted for payment of the lecturers.

According to the source, the approval was granted because the medical lecturers harkened to plea by the Federal Government and well-meaning Nigerians for ASUU to stay on duty while negotiating with the Federal Government.

The source said: “We are processing the payment as approved by the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning. Our target is to get the salaries paid immediately workers return from Sallah holiday.”

Meanwhile, more medical lecturers have defied the ongoing ASUU strike to resume work in their various universities.

A new letter by the MDCAN, ATBUTH chapter to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, indicated that some clinical lecturers have been working throughout the period of the strike. The letter entitled, “Request for Payment of Withheld Salaries,” was signed by the Chairman of MDCAN ATBUTH, Dr Yakubu B. Sharma and Secretary, Dr Rufai A. Dachi.

It reads: “We hereby write to humbly request for the payment of withheld salaries of our members from March 2022 to June 22. These members are clinical lecturers who have been working throughout the period of the ongoing ASUU strike.

“Kindly find attached the list of the affected staff with their details duly endorsed by the Provost, College of Medical Sciences, ATBU Bauchi and the Vice Chancellor of the University.”

Although our correspondent could not reach the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige by the time of filing this report, a source in his Ministry confirmed the report.

On the ongoing strike, our source in the presidency where the report of Prof. Nimi Briggs Committee awaits the decision of the President, said no fewer than four of the issues in dispute had been fully thrashed out, while the two outstanding matters of payment platform and renegotiation- were being tackled.

“The striking lecturers received the Minimum Wage Consequential Adjustment arrears in May. The issue of visitation panels to the universities has been laid to rest, same with the Earned Academic Allowances/Earned Allowances.

“Work has been accelerated on the testing of the payment platforms by NITDA and the renegotiation of the conditions of service, especially the increase of salaries and allowances. Government is doing its best . However, the truth is that the economy is in dire straits.”

He noted that the economy of many countries was facing severe challenges, citing neighbouring Ghana where University Teachers Association embarked on strike for just one week and resumed immediately to commence negotiation with their government. He added that some lecturers had confided in the presidency that if government could make reasonable adjustment in their salaries , most of them would return to work.

He said after all, there were other academics in the polytechnics with Ph.D. and Masters degree who receive less.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/07/strike-fg-breaks-asuus-rank-plans-to-release-withheld-salaries-of-medical-lecturers/amp/

Division being created.


Despite what the ASUU president said, that the federal government cannot blackmail them with hunger, it's going to happen if this strike lingers for long. Some of The affected lectures would want to go back to the classroom to continue their jobs so that they can be paid.

Divisions and branches of ASUU are going to rebel against their leadership soon because e don choke some lecturers oh

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@Seniorwriter

Not cool from those set of medical lecturers, they want to undermine the fight with this move.

The demonic party strikes again.
Atiku abubakar is the answer to get Nigeria from the bottomless pit we are in .
Let us obidently atikulate for a better Nigeria,
Than vote for a boy's scout.

yomi961:
The demonic party strikes again.
Atiku abubakar is the answer to get Nigeria from the bottomless pit we are in .
Let us obidently atikulate for a better Nigeria,
Than vote for a boy's scout.

Let me not believe that,1961 is your year of birth sir?

This is because they are earning from two sides. They earn salaries from the teaching hospitals and Also from the university system.

The game is afoot.

nawa oh

Dvdpity:
This is because they are earning from two sides. They earn salaries from the teaching hospitals and Also from the university system.

No, because strikes affect clinical students in medical school badly.

An average university student is affected by ASUU strike. An average medical student is affected by ASUU, NMA, NARD, JOHESU strikes....to say nothing of SSANU and NASU strikes ...which means that they end up spending longer in school

Hence the strike breaking. It is either that, or six year course will reach ten years...or more.

What right thinking person in Nigeria would want to vote APC or PDP? Una suffering never do?

Education wahala...you still wan vote Tinubu or Atiku.

You dey live inside canoe you still wan vote Tinubu, Atiku.

You no get money buy fuel for your jalopy generator....you still wan vote Tinubu, Atiku.

Security wahala....you still wan vote APC., PDP.

Suffering from morning till night, 24/7.....Una still wan vote Tinubu, Atiku.

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Wake up fellow Nigerians, let's get it right.

Vote the right candidates....vote the right party!

We know say this Govt no like education before Govt of forgery..

Dbull on this one!!!


Make university open back ooo have not been getting shows on campus and it's not helping my half dead career

Mad people.

I dont even understand what this govt are up to....breaking ASUU ranks or trying to split them into northern ASUU and southern ASUU by processing payment for only medical workers in schools in the North....

i just cant wait till 2023!

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Lol... Northern lecturers.

They must always lean towards tribalism and religion.

It's alright

It has always been the way of this government, divide and rule.

No wonder Nigeria has never been this divided until APC came and Buhari came in

valentineuwakwe:
I dont even understand what this govt are up to....breaking ASUU ranks or trying to split them into northern ASUU and southern ASUU by processing payment for only medical workers in schools in the North....

i just cant wait till 2023!

No, just the lecturers that are teaching. Every other Northern lecturer on strike is not being paid.

I expect that if medical lecturers in southern schools were teaching..they would get paid too...

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Ok

Well, medical school is quite different from other courses.

They run a different calender from that of the university.

Students are usually involved in learning clinical skills in the hospital and also doing the theoretical aspect in class.

So even when universities go on strike, almost always, medical school still functions

Jokerman:
Lol... Northern lecturers.

They must always lean towards tribalism and religion.

Nope, most Northern lecturers are on strike.

The ones not on strike are in a medical school..one medical school....and they are not on strike because if they go on strike, some medical students may end up spending ten years for a 6 year course.

Modified

The report even indicates more medical lecturers may be on their way back. That is easily explained. ASUU strike is not the only strike affecting medical schools.

yomi961:
The demonic party strikes again.
Atiku abubakar is the answer to get Nigeria from the bottomless pit we are in .
Let us obidently atikulate for a better Nigeria,
Than vote for a boy's scout.

God go punish you

Policy of divide and rule.



God will help us.