ASUU crisis: BUHARI SAYS; STAFF TO GET FAT SALARY AS IN THE 2023 BUDGET

 


In a bid to mitigate the strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities which has lingered for awhile and which one of the demands if staff welfare enhancements, president Buhari has made us to understand that staff welfare with respect to salary increase has been captured in the 2023 Budget.

Read the details as reported by The Nation Newspaper.


Buhari says N470bn provided in 2023 budget for salary enhancements

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government has provided N470 billion in the 2023 Budget for revitalisation and salary enhancements in the tertiary institutions.

The President said this when he presented the 2023 Appropriation Bill of N20.5 trillion to a joint session of the National Assembly.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the budget is tagged “Budget of Fiscal Sustainability and Transition”.

Buhari who said that the amount was from constrained resources was aimed at revitalisation and salary enhancements in the tertiary institutions.

“The Government notes with dismay the crisis that has paralysed activities in the public universities in the country.

“We expect the staff of these institutions to show a better appreciation of the current state of affairs in the country.

“In the determined effort to resolve the issue, we have provided a total of N470 billion in the 2023 budget from our constrained resources, for revitalisation and salary enhancements in the tertiary institutions.

“It is instructive to note that Government alone cannot provide the resources required for funding tertiary education.

“In most countries, the cost of education is jointly shared between the government and the people especially at the tertiary level.

“It is imperative therefore that we introduce a more sustainable model of funding tertiary education.”

He further said that government remained committed to the implementation of agreements reached with staff unions within available resources.

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