The Nigeria Union of Lecturers (NUT) has renewed name on the Federal Authorities to undertake the primary line cost for fee of main college lecturers throughout the nation.
Nationwide President of the union, Audu Amba, who made the plea in opposition to the backdrop of Supreme Court docket judgement, which scrapped state and native governments joint account, and granted monetary autonomy to councils, insisted that fee of lecturers’ salaries shouldn’t be left with the councils.
They famous that from earlier expertise, lecturers had been owed salaries for a number of months till the creation of the state and native authorities joint account in 1994 to deal with the problem.
The Supreme Court docket, had in June, this 12 months, scrapped the state and native authorities joint account ordering full monetary autonomy for the 774 native authorities councils, with direct fee from the federation account with out involvement of states.
Though the union said that it isn’t in opposition to native authorities autonomy, as such would guarantee growth in all of the nooks and crannies of the state, Amba, nevertheless, expressed fears that the funds could also be misused to the extent that fee of lecturers’ salaries might turn into troublesome.
“We’re pleased with the autonomy granted native councils, however the query is, what would be the destiny of main college lecturers regarding salaries?
“What we’re saying is that fee of main college lecturers, native authorities employees and conventional rulers ought to be deducted at first line cost and paid as and when due,” Amba said.
