Lecturers at the University of The Gambia (UTG) have yet to receive their paycheques for the month of November at a time when the staff have been pushing for a whole lot of governance and financial reforms at the country’s citadel of learning.
The affected lecturers were expecting alerts from their banks since November 25th, but at the time of writing this story, no notification has so far come in about any transfer of their salaries into their bank accounts .
Union leaders have reportedly written to the affected lecturers, pleading for patience and calm as the lecturers’ guild explored quick fix to the issue.
It could be recalled that the UTG lecturers sometime ago embarked on a sit-down strike, demanding academic and administrative staff promotions, review of the salary structure, compliance with labour laws amongst others.
JollofNews has gathered that the UTG has now fallen backwards to bank overdrafts to pay salaries which, some argued, is an indication of shoddy financial planning.
Sources said the lecturers’ union will compile a comprehensive list of outstanding demands for onward submission to the Vice Chancellor of the UTG, the university’s governing council and higher education minister with commitments, whose implementation will be time-bound.
