The Ministry of Education said no provision for the payment of polytechnics lecturers salary arrears in the 2014 budget.
The CONTISS-14 Salary arrears has been one of the reason for the striking lecturers of the polytechnics. In a meeting with House of Representatives Committee set to find an end to the strike, the Minister of Education, Mr. Nyeson Wike was represented by the permanent secretary of the ministry, Mr. Mc John Nwaobiala. Told the Lawmakers that the ministry can't pay salary arrears without a budgetary provision.obiala. Told the Lawmakers that the Ministry can't pay salary arrears without a budgetary provision.
Mr. Aminu Suleiman, the chairman of the House Committee, presided over the issue at the session. The Permanent Secretary, Mr. Nwaoabiala informed the House Committee that the Ministry was not opposing the payment of CONTISS-14 Salary arrears. He maintained that the only set back was the lack of budgetary provision. He also said, ''in this year 2014'', we don't have a provision for settling this arrears. And the Minister had required for a special budgetary intervention to enable us to settle it. I can't make a commitment if the minister will release these funds in July.
Mr. Nwaobiala say the Minister needs to consult with the Minister of Labour and Secretary General to the Federation, so that we can know how we can get the Funds.
But much depend on the release of the white paper on the visitation panels to the Polytechnics by the federal government.
The white paper is yet to be release by federal government not that the Ministry was sitting on it. This white paper contains issues that are generic. Mr. Nwaobiala say we are waiting for the government to say we endorse this or we reject this recommendation. But we are putting pressure for the white paper to be released, within this week or next week, the white paper will be released he said.
House moved to intervene to the protest letter, ASUP forwarded to the speaker, Mr. Tambuwal, last week. House call for urgent solution to end the protracted strike. Mr. Suleiman rejected the government's act that there was no money to pay the lecturers and advised both to tell the truth.
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