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Tuesday, October 12th, 2004 HOME | Previous Page NASU threatens strike in Nov By Victor Ebimomi Reporter, Lagos   The Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) has criticised the Federal Government for not paying the backlog of arrears of salaries and allowances owed the workers, threatening to embark on strike next month if the money was not paid before the end of this month. In a statement at the end of an emergency meeting of the Research and Projects Trade Group Council, the union said, �Government has demonstrated its insensitivity to the growth of research and technological advancement which is a pre-requisite to national development.� �This neglect is not in the interest of Nigeria in view of the abundant resources available to the government. The excess income from crude oil sale to the tune of N600 million could be handy for this purpose�, the union said. The statement signed by the Chairman, Mr. Gbemi Otuboye and Deputy General Secretary, Mr. Alhassan Mohammed of the council, the union said NASU in research institutes would resort to industrial action to compel government to fulfill its obligations. � The government should pay the workers fully by the end of October, failing which by the first week of November 2004 the union will start a seven-day warning strike with effect from November 1 after which full scale industrial action shall follow�, it said. It criticised the implementation of the Pension Reform Act, saying it is wrong to deduct workers money when all the necessary machineries for the investment of the fund have not been put in place like the registration of Pension Fund Custodian and Pension Fund Administrators. While praising the National President of NASU, Mr. Ivor Tarko, and the General Secretary, Prince Peters Adeyemi, for their commitment to the union�s aspirations, it called on government to correct the loopholes in the Act.   Copyright� 2004. All Rights Reserved. Independent Newspapers Limited Block5, Plot 7D, Wempco Road, Ogba, P.M.B. 21777, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. www.independentng.com e-mail: [email protected] Designed By Powered By DNet.

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