Governor Of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has announced the banning of the Kogi State Chapter of the Academic staff union of Universities with immediate effect.
The governor disclosed this today after an emergency state Executive committee meeting.
Governor Yahaya Bello said the decision became necessary as all efforts to make members of the institution see reasons for the calling off their over six months old strike action has failed.
According to him, the state government has fulfilled over 90 percent of their demand and gone a step further to pay all outstanding salaries of both cleared and uncleared staff including those that have committed one crime or the other.
The governor urged the striking lecturers to go back to work or consider themselves out of job in the institution.
He directed the governing council of the University to ensure the security of lives and property and also ensure that no staff willing to work suffers any form of harassment or intimidation.
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