NAAT demands 2009 FG agreement, CONTISS 14, 15 implemetation
By Njadvara Musa, Maiduguri
The University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) chapter of the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has demanded the Federal Government to implement the 2009 agreement and payments of outstanding allowances.
According to the Association, the Federal Government should also release the enabling circular for carrier elongation for CONTISS 14 and 15.
Unveiling the academic technologists’ demands, yesterday (Wednesday), in Maiduguri, Borno state, the Association’s branch Chairman, Yusuf Dalhatu, disclosed: “Obsolete equipment be upgraded to improve the dilapidated structural state of laboratories at UNIMAID.”
He said the failure of federal government to meet the five-point demands, led members to embark on a three-day warning strike commencing from Wednesday, March 20-22, 2024.
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Dalhatu continued; “Under the new dispensation of the father of our nation, President Bola Tinubu granted a waiver on the non-payment of the withheld salaries of university teachers.”
He lamented that despite the Executive Order of the President, the agreements and payments are yet to be implemented by the federal government.
The union boss, noted that in spite of several written reminders, the government remains insensitive to the plights of university academic technologists.
He said during the three-day warning strike, all laboratories at UNIMAID) are shut down.
According to him, there will be no conduct of practical teachings, including projects and research work.
