Slash lawmakers’ salaries by 50 percent to settle ASUU’s demands – Senator Ndume

Senator Ali Ndume has urged the Federal Government to slash the salaries of lawmakers by 50 percent to meet the demands of Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU).

The APC Borno South lawmaker made the call while reacting to the alleged half-pay to the ASUU members in Maiduguri on Thursday.

He noted that it will be in the national interest if government takes half of the salaries of National Assembly members to pay ASUU.

Ndume advised the federal government to constitute a high-powered standing committee of respected educationists and patriotic Nigerians to meet with the leadership of ASUU to address the lingering issues.

He said, “Even if it means that the National Assembly will reduce sitting allowances or be paid on casual allowances basis whenever they sit at the Lower and upper chambers, by cutting the recurrent expenditure in the budget of the federal lawmakers to settle the ASUU arrears, let it be. We only assemble twice or so in a week and get paid as such.”

The former Senate Leader who recalled that civil servants who worked from home during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic were paid their full monthly salaries and allowances, said there is no justification for denying ASUU members their pay.

He said; “So why will the federal government cut university lecturers’ salaries because they went on legitimate strike? Constitutionally, they’re fighting for their rights and privileges. As a matter of priority and as a public servant in the legislative chambers, we do not work, so why don’t you just give us half salaries and then pay ASUU.”

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