The Committee of Unions in Tertiary Institutions (CUTI) today debunked the claims from former Governor AbdulFatai Ahmed that his administration ”was up to date in the payment of state civil servants”, saying the claims are false and misleading.
A statement signed by the state chairman, Comrade Imam Abdulkadir and obtained by THE INFORMANT247 said the former governor left 7 months salaries unpaid.
The statement read, “The state owned tertiary institutions were owed seven months’ salaries to the tune of seven hundred and fifty million naira. Equally, the policy of the immediate past administration to commercialize education in the state impacted negatively on both the staff and students of the institutions.
“It would be recalled that failure of the immediate past administration to pay salaries of the state Colleges of Education and CAILS led to the industrial action embarked upon by the institutions three months to the expiration of the Governor Ahmed’s administration.
“Despite the industrial disharmony between the Unions and the then government, the said 7 months subventions and accreditation funds were not release to the Colleges until Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq assumed office.
“It is noteworthy to say that Governor Abdulrazaq as at September, 2019 completed the payment of all outstanding salary arrears owed the Colleges by the immediate past administration.
“Similarly, Governor Abdulrazaq has presently released accreditation funds to all the state owned tertiary institutions. It is equal of note to state that His Excellency has also absorbed staffers of Demonstration schools of the Colleges who are owed 37 month salaries by the immediate past administration in the state.”
