According to Daily Post, around 1,000 lecturers at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, have taken to the streets in protest over the non-payment of their salaries for the past five years. Holding placards to highlight their plight, they expressed frustration over the economic hardship they and their families have endured....CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.>>
One of the affected lecturers, Ibezim Echezona, revealed the devastating toll of the situation. “Our members are dying—we have buried 12 so far. The last one passed away this year. This is someone we saw last December, and now she is no more. This is what we are going through due to five to six years of unpaid salaries,” he said.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The lecturers questioned who was responsible for their withheld payments, with Echezona stating, “The university must provide answers because IPPIS is no longer an issue. Is it Abuja or the school management holding our salaries?”
Chukwuebuka Emmanuel, a blind staff member at the Center for Disabilities and Special Needs Research, shared his struggles since being employed in 2019. “I have worked for years without a single salary. Initially, we were told the issue was with IPPIS, then the Governing Council approved our payments, yet nothing changed,” he explained.
Expressing his distress, he added, “It has been extremely difficult, especially for those of us with disabilities. As a family man, how do I explain to my children when they ask for school fees? I don’t even know if it’s the Federal Government, the Ministry of Education, or the university itself that’s holding our salaries.”
