Unpaid Salaries: Rivers Lecturer Becomes a Bus Conductor, Video of Him Calling Passengers Goes Viral

• Zoe Tamunotonye, a lecturer at the Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Rumuola in Port Harcourt has now taken to making ends meet as a bus conductor
• The academic was captured in a video making the rounds calling in passengers into a bus decked in green and yellow
• Zoe alleges that the school management refused to pay him his six months salaries and this informed his decision to be a bus conductor

A trending video showing a Rivers lecturer working as a bus conductor in Port Harcourt has sparked reactions on social media.

The academic has been identified to be Zoe Tamunotonye, a lecturer at the Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Rumuola in Port Harcourt who was at the centre of a sexual misconduct case involving a 200-level female student.

He was consequently handed three months suspension by the school's management pending the outcome of an investigation on the matter.

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Zoe shares why he resorted to bus conductor work

Speaking with The Punch, Zoe said he resorted to the bus conductor work after unsuccessful efforts at getting a job. He alleges that the school owes him 6 months salaries and has refused to pay up.

“I had an issue with my school and they suspended me for three months without salary. Eventually, they set up a committee, did their findings and after the end of the committee’s work, since March, the committee’s report has not been released.

Rather, management wrote me a letter to resume work, that they have lifted my suspension. But that I should write an apology letter to management.

“So I responded by asking for clarification on the need for the apology and asked what the result of the committee was. They refuse to avail me of the outcome of the committee’s report.

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“However, I resumed work and started teaching; but they refused to pay my salaries since January. This is six months I have not been paid,'' he narrated.

Watch the video below:

Social media reactions

A video of Zoe at work as a bus conductor was shared by @instablog9ja on Instagram and sparked mixed reactions.

@gretidos_designs said:

"E no easy for anyone for this country ooo any legit hustle when go put food for your table do m."

@luv_treasuresevent said:

"The work no fit ham at all.He just dey like Ajeboh for the work...Naija go stain your white."

@smartgeneandbrains said:

"If you kids tell you I am hungry daddy … you will be forced to do shoemaker self … a man without cash is a failure."

@tinywale said:

"He shud have been saving for raining days like dis ! Well , who knows how long dey stopped paying him !! Money fit don finish ! Nigeria hard ooo."

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Oyinbo lecturer takes to living in a bush due to financial challenge

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that an Oyinbo lecturer who lives in a bush because she couldn't pay rent had revealed that some nights were cold.

To keep warm on cold days, the lady had to chop woods to make a fire. To prevent her books from being damaged by the elements, she kept them in school.

In order not to get her parents bothered, she had to lie to them about where she was staying. The young lecturer said that even though she informed her students that as a postgraduate teacher, she was not getting a salary for her work, she did not let them know about her shelter condition.

Source: Legit.ng