This was contained in a statement signed by its secretary-general, Alade Bashir Lawal on Friday in Lagos.
This follows a nationwide strike embarked upon by thousands of education officers in the Federal Ministry of Education, and inspectorate departments, including the unity colleges under the umbrella of the association to prevail on the federal government to pay them their outstanding salaries and promotion arrears as well as other entitlements owed them for several years.
In a statement issued in Calabar, Cross River State, at the weekend and signed by the ASCSN secretary-general, Comrade Alade Bashir Lawal, the union stated that the headquarters of the Federal Ministry of Education as well as the inspectorate departments of the ministry throughout the country would also be under lock and key from Monday 22nd September 2014.
‘’The issues in dispute include but not limited to non-payment of outstanding promotion arrears for 2007-2010 and the balance of 2011 promotion arrears; promotion arrears for 2012-2013; unpaid salaries to some staff for July, August, September, and October 2013; end-of-year incentives; non-payment of 1st 28 days in lieu of hotel accommodation; 2010 head of service organised mandatory training allowance, repatriation allowance, duty tour allowance, non-placement of promoted officers, etc,’’ the union emphasised.
It also stated that the federal ministry of Education admitted that N1.8 billion was released to it this year by the federal government to settle all outstanding liabilities including salaries and allowances.
The union therefore wondered if this large sum of money has entered into ‘’voice mail’’ as usual.
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