The Federal Government has justified suspension of the implementation of the Consolidated Tertiary Institution Salary Structure (CONTISS) 15-Grade level for polytechnic lecturers which led to threat by the lecturers to embark on strike.
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According to the Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Olu Lipede, the CONTISS 15 was suspended because of wrong implementation.
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He said the Federal Government discovered from the initial implementation of the new salary structure that the guidelines were flouted by the authorities of the institutions.
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He further explained that a number of lecturers who were not due for the scheme were brought on board, disclosing that the Federal Government had accordingly constituted an Inter-ministerial verification committee, which has representatives of the unions to carry out staff audit to know who is qualified for the CONTISS 15.
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Lipede, however, urged the workers to exercise patience and show understanding.