By Our Reporter
STAFF of the National Institute for Sports (NIS) under
the auspices of Joint Research and Allied Institutions Sector Unions (JORAISU),
Monday joined their counterparts in research institutions in the country to
embark on peaceful demonstration to press home their demand for the payment of
53.37 percent outstanding arrears.
Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports that the members, who carried placards in protest round the
National Stadium, Lagos, said they have suffered untold hardship as a result of
the non payment of the money which was approved since 2009.
They also said they were protesting the non establishment
of a central body for research institutions in the country that would
facilitate the smooth running of the institutes.
Spokespersons of Academic Staff Union of Research
Institutes (ASURI), Ken Omezi, Non Academic Staff Union (NASU), Comrade
Kehinde Lawal and Senior Staff Association of Universities Teaching Hospitals,
Research Institutes and Associated Institutes (SSAUTHRIAI), representative that
made up JORAISU said emphatically that there is no going back on their
indefinite strike action until the federal government looks into their plight.
"The government is so insensitive to the plight of
research institutions in the country. Our leaderships have met with the
Honourable Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chief Audu Ogbe who
promised to table our matter at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting but
up till this moment not has been heard.
"It's on record that other institutions of higher
learning have been paid their 53.37 percent arrears, leaving out the research
institutes which necessitated the strike and there will be no going back until
our demands are met", concluded the union leaders.
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