Salaries: Gombe ASUU Vows To Withhold Students’ Results

The Gombe State chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reacted to the payment of half salary to their members.

Naija News had earlier reported that the Federal Government on Thursday paid ASUU members half of their October salary.

The Federal Government also refused to pay the salaries of lecturers while on their eight month strike which ended on the 14th of October.

The Gombe State chapter of the union in its reaction to the development threatened to withhold the examination results of student.

The union also vowed to discontinue the supervision of undergraduates and postgraduates projects if the Federal Government fails to pay the eight month salary.

ASUU stated this in a statement released on Thursday.

The statement which was released by the branch chairman, Suleiman Jauro, reads, “The Congress of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Gombe State University branch, at its meeting held today, Wednesday 2nd November 2022, received the report of the engagements between the branch’s leadership and the University administration over the release of the withheld salaries.

“After exhaustive deliberations, the Congress therefore, resolved that given the University administration’s refusal to release the August and September salaries, members shall not submit the results of the first Semester examination for the 2021/2022 session; Not continue with the supervision of both undergraduate and postgraduate projects allocated prior to the commencement of the strike action.”

See the statement below: