By Edwin Philip, Lafia
LAFIA — Academic activities have been grounded at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), following the declaration of a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), NSUK chapter, over alleged unpaid entitlements amounting to more than N3 billion.
The Chairman of the union, Dr Zubairu Loko, announced the decision on Monday after an emergency meeting of the chapter, stating that the action was in line with resolutions reached at the last National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the union held in July.
He listed the outstanding arrears to include Earned Academic Allowance (EAA), consequential adjustment arising from the implementation of the national minimum wage, and the Federal Government-approved salary increment for university lecturers.
The ASUU chapter chairman accused the university management and the Nasarawa State Government of insensitivity to the welfare of its members despite several engagements.
He added that the union had held a series of meetings with the university management, the Governing Council and the state government to resolve the issues without success.
“Enough is enough. We have withdrawn our services. There will be no teaching, no supervision, no research until our money is paid,” Loko declared.
He threatened that members of the union would not return to the classrooms until all outstanding entitlements were fully cleared.
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