ASUU-IMSU Condenms NO Work NO PAY” POLICY OF Federal Government
Today the 1st of December, 2022 the academic staff Union of University, Imo state University chapter held a one day peaceful protest to registered their displeasure over no work no pay policy of the federal government.
Speaking after the peaceful protest the Chairman of ASUU Imo state chapter Comrade, Odinakachukwu Ejiogu affirmed that, it is disheartening that only a few weeks after the eight months long strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to press for the implementation of agreements that the federal government reached with the union since 2009, they are again on the street drawing the attention of the public to the impending total collapse of public University education in Nigeria.
He further stated that strike actions are legitimate instruments in the hands of employees to press home their needs as allowed by local and international labour laws and conventions, it isunthinkable that the Federal Government is not only willing to breach the conditions of mployment of public university academics, but also rubs it in by the careless abandon with aareements reached with the Union is treated.
The union revealed specifically that, the “No Work, No pay” policy as implemented by the agents of the Federal Government cannot work in the University system.
“For one thing, the lecturers who did not teach during the”‘strike undertook such other aspects of their engagement as research and community service while the striké lasted. For another,now the strike is over, the lecturers dutifully cover lost grounds”he added.
Adding his voice was, Comrade Richard Ebe, condenmed the Federal government policy of no work no pay while calling on them to revisit policy.
Speaking also one the lecturers from the institution, Comrade V.C Nwaulu disclosed that the obnoxious and reprehensible policy of”No Work No Pay” of the Federal Govermment, if allowed to stand, can only do violence to principles, practices and procedures of the niversity system. A lecturer who is not propérly motivated and remunerated should not be expected to give the best; not giving ones best unfortunately finds expression in subtracting from the quality of graduates produced by such a university system.
“To this extent, we at ASUU-IMSU unequivocally denounce the “No Work No Pay policy of the Federal Government! or we will embark on no pay no work attitude” he concluded.
