Concerned citizens have started a petition to compel Abia State Government led by Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to fulfill their obligation to the staff of Abia State University (ABSU) and pay the University staff their 10-months’ salaries.
The petition by Action Against Injustice is asking other interested persons to sign via Change.org, calling on the government of Abia State to pay the 10 months’ salaries owed to the staff of Abia State University.
The group cited, amongst other things, the reasons for the petition, saying that the hardship associated with the many months of unpaid salaries has reportedly led staff of the University to resort to alms begging and borrowing.
As at the moment of this publication, some 3,571 have signed the Action Against Injustice’s petition.
The petition entitled “Pay staff of Abia State University, Uturu, their 10 months’ salaries”, reads in part:
“A workman is worthy of his wages says the holy book. But it would appear that some state government in Nigeria obviously think otherwise.
”How else can one rationalize the delay in payment of salaries of staff of Abia State University?
“Presently, staff of Abia State University, Uturu, are being owed 10 months salaries.
“The hardship associated with the many months of unpaid salaries has reportedly led staff of the University to resort to alms begging and borrowing before they can feed themselves and their families as well as attend to their health needs.
“No excuse whatsoever justifies the delay in the payment of salaries of these staff whose livelihood depends entirely on their monthly wages.
”We are therefore calling on men and women of good conscience to sign these petition to compel the government of Abia State to forthwith pay the 10 months salaries of staff of Abia State University.
“Silence in the face of injustice is complicity with the oppressor.”
Interested persons can sign the petition using this link.