The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has suspended its strike.....
The ASUU Chairman in the university, Dr
Biodun Olaniran, disclosed this in a telephone interview with our
correspondent in Osogbo on Tuesday.
He said, “We have suspended the strike
and lectures will resume on Monday. But the detail will be stated in our
press statement which will be issued very soon.”
The Chairman, Joint Action Committee in
the university, Alhaji Muraina Alesinloye, when contacted, said workers
had been paid three months out of the 12 months’ salaries they were owed
by the university.
JAC comprises Senior Staff Association
of University, Non-Academic Staff Union and National Association of
Academic Technologists.
Alesinloye, who is also the chairman of
the Senior Staff Association of University, however, said the congress
of the three unions would determine the next line of action.
Meanwhile, the Osun State Government has expressed its commitment to LAUTECH and the workers.
The Osun State Commissioner for
Information, Mr. Adelani Baderinwa, in a statement issued after the
unions suspended their strike, said, “Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun,
and the Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, were very sensitive about
LAUTECH matter and they have exhibited reasonable and convincing
commitment to the welfare of the workers of the institution and the
plight of the students.
“It would be recalled that the Osun government recently released the sum of N1bn to the university.
“Notwithstanding pressure from some
quarters that the Osun State Government should not commit the state
resources to LAUTECH due to obvious marginalisation of the state in
LAUTECH, Governor Aregbesola will not cease in funding LAUTECH and will
stop at nothing in ensuring that LAUTECH is back on its feet.”
He added, “The basis of agitation of
Osun people is that Oyo indigenes in the employment of LAUTECH are about
thrice that of Osun while only one faculty in the institution is
located in Osun as against the seven faculties located in Oyo despite
the equality in funding by the two states.
“There is no any other way to express
sensitivity and commitment to the progress of the institution, the
welfare of its workers and the plight of the students.”
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