President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the release of Nigerian lecturers’ withheld salaries over the 2022 Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Friday said the president approved the partial waiver of the “No Work, No Pay” Order that was instituted against striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) following the commencement of their eight-month industrial action which began on February 14, 2022 and was terminated on October 17, 2022.
He said the president invoked the Principle of the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy.
The president directed the grant of the waiver with a mandatory requirement that the Federal Ministry of Education and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment must secure a Document of Understanding (DoU) establishing that this exceptional waiver granted by the President will be the last one to be granted to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and all other Education Sector Unions.
In 2022, former President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government withheld salaries of ASUU members following the period the workers embarked on strike.
