𝗔𝗦𝗨𝗨 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗡𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗮 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆

By George OPARA

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nasarawa State University chapter, Keffi (NSUK) branch, has threatened to stop work if the State Government continue to linger the resolution of pressing staff welfare issues.

The branch chairperson, Abdulmumini Loko, disclosed this on Thursday in a briefing with Journalists.

Loko said it has become necessary to draw attention to long-standing concerns that remain unresolved despite multiple engagements with the authorities.

He cautioned that the situation may escalate if urgent steps are not taken to address the union’s demands, particularly the payment of outstanding entitlements.

“Industrial harmony cannot be assured if the Nasarawa State Government fails to urgently clear all outstanding arrears and respond to our demands,” Loko said.

Among the listed demands lare the immediate implementation of a 40 per cent salary increase earlier agreed with the Federal Government, improved funding for the university, and the payment of professorial allowances.

The ASUU chapter also called for the settlement of arrears of Earned Academic Allowance, outstanding salary increments of 25 per cent and 35 per cent, as well as arrears linked to the N70,000 minimum wage and the N35,000 wage award.

Besides, ASUU urged the state government to domesticate the contributory pension scheme and ensure timely remittance of its counterpart funding, enforce the approved retirement age for professors, constitute visitation panels regularly, and guarantee that retired professors receive their full salaries as pensions.

Loko warned that failure to address these issues could negatively impact the university system, citing risks such as declining educational standards, increased brain drain, disruption of academic activities, and deteriorating staff welfare.