Speaker Gbajabiamila's Statement On ASUU's Half Salary

The Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has stated the reason why members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities were not paid in full.In a statement signed by the speaker and released on Monday, Gbajabiamila said, “The Executive position that it is not obligated to pay salaries to lecturers for the time spent on strike is premised on the law and the government’s legitimate interest in preventing moral hazard and discouraging disruptive industrial actions."

“Nonetheless, interventions have been made to explore the possibility of partial payments to the lecturers. We look forwards to a favourable consideration by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR who has manifested his desire to what is prudent and necessary to resolve all outstanding issues," he added.

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