“We have not seen any Money” – ASUU Denies Receiving ₦50 Billion From Tinubu’s Govt
the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Alausa have earlier announced that FG have given Asuu 50 Billion in a statement titled “FG Releases ₦50bn Earned Allowances to Varsity Unions, Tinubu Reaffirms Education Priority,” issued by Folasade Boriowo, Director of Press at the Federal Ministry of Education
In an interview with SaharaReporters on Wednesday, ASUU National President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, stated that the union has not received any verifiable evidence of such payment and would not be influenced by mere pronouncements from the federal government. He emphatically stated that;
“I have not even seen the report about the release of the fund. We are aware of it, but until we see evidence, we won’t believe them,” he said. “We only agreed verbally. We have not seen the money.”
