The members of the University of Jos (UniJos) Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have protested the non-implementation of the agreement reached with the Federal Government.

ASUU Chairperson in the university Prof. Jurbe Molwus led the protest in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.

The members of the union took the protest to the office of UniJos Vice-Chancellor Prof. Tanko Ishaya.

Presenting the union’s demands to the Vice-Chancellor, Molwus, who was represented by his vice, Prof. Kiri Jaryum, said the protest was in line with the directive of the ASUU National Executive Council (NEC).

He said: “This peaceful protest is in line with the 14-day ultimatum issued by our NEC, calling on the Federal Government to honour the agreement reached with it a long time ago.

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“We are particularly calling on the Federal Government to pay the balance of the earned academic allowance, unpaid and withheld salaries arrears of our members, which are all captured in the 2023 budget.

“Government should also check the proliferation of universities in the country and remove universities from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS), among others.

“As we speak, university lecturers have been on the same salary structure for 15 years and that’s very bad for the university system.”

Molwus further enjoined the Vice-Chancellor to transmit the demands to the Federal Government for immediate action.

Responding, Ishaya commended the ASUU members for conducting themselves peacefully during the protest.

He also thanked them for not disrupting the ongoing examination and other academic activities in the university.

The VC, who described the demands by the union as genuine, promised to transmit them to the government.

A cross-section of UniJos students, led by Student Union Government (SUG) President Sambo Peter, also joined the lecturers for the protest.

The Star