Academic Staff Union of Universities University of Ilorin branch yesterday chided the federal government over the unjustifiable delay in payment of the outstanding balance of the three and half months of withheld salaries of the members in the nation’s universities.
According to him, “We are convinced of this legitimate demand for the payment of our withheld salaries and condemn this slave-master attitude of the government”. Akanmu also berated the insensitivity of the Federal Government towards the demands of the ASUU in the past few years despite various agreements reached but not long fulfilled.
“For avoidance of doubt, few of our issues with the government are here again brought to the attention of the public especially the FGN-ASUU renegotiation of 2009 agreement. “He is today on the wrong side of history and generations to come shall be reminded of their fathers’ actions in the shortest possible time. It is scriptural to remind all other agents of government that old prophets and forefathers do not live forever!