by 
UNIVERSITY OF JOS, JOS NIGERIA
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR
PRESS RELEASE ON THE STRIKE ACTION EMBARKED UPON BY THE UNIVERSITY OF JOS BRANCH OF THE ACADEMIC STAFF UNION OF UNIVERSITIES (ASUU)
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Jos branch on Thursday 22nd October, 2015 forwarded to the Vice-Chancellor, a letter informing him of embarking on a strike action which it described as “total, indefinite and comprehensive”. The letter did not state the reasons for embarking on the indefinite strike action.
However, Management will want to inform staff, students, members of the public and other stakeholders as follows:
That ASUU University of Jos Branch had been ddialoguing ontwo issues with Management of the University:
– The disbursement of Earned Academic Allowance
– The payment of Postgraduate Supervision Allowance.
DISBURSEMENT OF ACADEMIC ALLOWANCE
Council set up a Technical Committee, headed by a former ASUU Chairman to resolve this lingering issue. Council also directed the implementation of the report believing that it will put to rest, the issue of disbursement of Earned Academic Allowance.
The ASUU University of Jos without notice, reported Management to its National Headquarters alleging that 681 members of ASUU were being owed Earned Academic Allowance. Effort to make ASUU submit the names generated by it for verification and reconciliation was resisted, claiming that the list was contained in the Council Committee’s report. This is not correct. There was no such list in the Council Committee report chaired by the former Chairman of ASUU.
PAYMENT OF POSTGRADUATE SUPERVISION ALLOWANCE
The ASUU University of Jos Branch protested the non-payment of Postgraduate Supervision Allowance from 2004 to 2009 and 2013 to 2014. Management drew the attention of ASUU EXCO that the matter was being processed as the claims were being forwarded in batches to the Bursar for payment. As at the time Management met with ASUU Executive, nine (9) staff had been paid. As at 15th September 2015 when the Federal Government directive on Treasury Single Account became effective, an additional fifty (50) out of 150 staff had been paid while 68 have been processed and ready for payment. ASUU is aware that for the past six (6) weeks, no Federal University or Ministerial Department in this country has had access to any funds from the Treasury Single Account (TSA) apart from Salaries.
From the above, it is very clear that Management had been making every effort to dialogue and resolve all the issues presented by ASUU.
Management will want to assure all stakeholders that it will continue to dialogue with ASUU with a view to resolving the issues.
Signed:
Jilli-Dandam D. Esq.
Registrar.