The federal government has insisted that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU will not be paid for work not done.

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, stated this on Wednesday after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja.

The part payment followed the suspension of ASUU’s eight-month strike, in line with an order by the National Industrial Court for the lecturers to return to work.

Responding to allegations by the National President of ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodoke that the part payment was simply a tactic to casualties’ lecturers in the university system, the minister stated that the government held no such plans.

Minister Adamu also denied being unaware of the union’s protest against the withheld salaries.