Payment of salaries: We’re hopeful government will waive BVN condition ― ASUU 

The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, has said the association is confident of government forgoing the accommodation of Biometric Verification Numbers, BVN, of individuals before their retained February and March 2020 pay rates are paid.

In a phone visit with our journalist on Monday night, the ASUU supervisor said the association would keep on pursueing issues that would improve the instruction segment in the nation.

“We are in contact with the delegates of the Federal government. We are in contact with the Ministers of Labor and Education, despite the fact that it is through the telephone due to the circumstance in the nation. None of our individuals has been paid their retained pay rates.

“It is said that a worker merits his wages and we are expected for our wages. We have our explanations behind contradicting a few arrangements of the legislature. Our restriction depends on the non-usefulness of the strategies,” he said.

Ogunyemi communicated the expectation that ASUU’s trust in the legislature making the best choice would not be run.

ASUU is right now protesting over some uncertain issues with the Federal Government including selecting on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, IPPIS, execution of the Memorandum of Action on a prior understanding marked with the administration, better subsidizing of the instruction framework among others.