Benue news

ASUU strike: Ortom threatens to stop paying BSU lecturers salaries

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, has threatened to stop the salaries of members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Benue State University, BSU, branch should they continue the ongoing sympathy industrial action with the striking federal university lecturers.

Governor Ortom contended that the sympathy strike had gone beyond the allowed three days and urged the lecturers to return to the classroom in the interest of Benue children.

The Governor who spoke in Makurdi while reacting to appeals by parents and students on the striking lecturers to call off the sympathy strike, noted that he had ensured the prompt payment of the salaries of the striking lecturers despite their action lamenting that their action was already taking its toll on the students and parents.

The Governor said: “I have been paying their salaries; I don’t know why the lecturers are extending their sympathy strike beyond the allowed days. Even at that I am still paying them. Ordinarily there should not be any strike at the Benue State University at least they wouldn’t have gone beyond the days allowed for sympathy strike.

“So it is either they come back or I will stop paying them and I will use the resources for something else. What I give to BSU monthly is over N600million and they should appreciate what we are doing in that institution.

“I have been doing that monthly, so I am appealing to them to return back to classroom. I have been patient enough and I am allowing them one month do a rethink. I also urge stakeholders to talk to them.”

Idoko Dennis

Idoko Dennis is a creative videographer/drone pilot and sport writer. He heads the sport desk and deputizes the head of Idoma TV

Recent Posts

Newly promoted NSCDC officer collapses, dies in restroom after salary alert

A newly promoted officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), identified only…

6 hours ago

Why Tinubu promoted Acting COAS Oluyede to Lieutenant General – Presidency reveals

President Bola Tinubu promoted Acting Chief of Army Staff Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede to the rank…

6 hours ago

Nigerian govt Scraps 18-year admission requirement for tertiary institutions

The Federal Government has officially scrapped the contentious 18-year age requirement for admission into tertiary…

6 hours ago

Baltasar Engonga: Equatorial Guinea govt takes action as more videos leaks onlines

The Government of Equatorial Guinea has restricted citizens from using mobile data to download and…

6 hours ago

BREAKING: Tinubu promotes Acting COAS Olufemi Oluyede to Lieutenant General rank

President Bola Tinubu has promoted Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Olufemi Oluyede to the…

6 hours ago

BREAKING: Baltasar Engonga: Equatorial Guinea restricts WhatsApp amid leaked videos

The Government of Equatorial Guinea has restricted citizens from using mobile data to download and…

10 hours ago