By Hilary Akalugwu
Dr Ifeanyichukwu Abada, Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka(UNN) chapter, says the Federal Government has released N1.3 billion as earned allowances of members of the union.
Abada spoke to newsmen on Friday in Nsukka, at the end of an emergency congress of the union.
He said the aim of the emergency congress was to inform union members that UNN has received N1.3billion from government as part of earned allowance arrears for 2009 to 2012 to ASUU members.
Abada explained that the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Benjamin Ozumba, who informed the union of the release this week, said government would be paying the arrears of earned allowance in batches.
He added that another batch of earned allowance was expected to be released next week.
“I commend Ozumba’s efforts to ensure that earned allowance owned workers of the university is paid by government
“While N1.3billion was leased for the academic staff, about…
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