The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, COEASU is protesting its exclusion from the recent 40 per cent pay rise for federal workers.
COEASU Prssident, Smart Olugbeko in a statement, commended the pay rise for civil servants, who he described as the drivers of government policies, but said the union was appalled by government’s decision to exclude some categories of workers including lecturers and others in the tertiary institutions even though the various unions in the sector have made several overtures to government on salary increase.
A statement by COEASU said the action is an attempt by the federal government to divide Nigerian workers and cause confusion within the system.
COEASU also warned that the discriminatory increase is an attempt to promote divide and rule and make Nigerian workers unable to speak with one voice on the issues that affect their general welfare.
COEASU expressed worries that lecturers and other workers in Colleges of Education had their last increase in salary in 2010 which was 13 years ago.
