The management of the Ladoke Akintola University of
Technology, Ogbomoso, has invited the Academic Staff Union of Universities and
the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian University, as well as other workers’
unions in the university to a meeting to discuss the way forward.
There is an
indication that the planned meeting is intended to address some issues,
including unpaid salary arrears of 11 months, which forced all the unions to
embark on an indefinite strike at different times.
The meeting was
called just as the ASUU, SSANU, the Non Academic Staff Union and the National
Association of Academic Technologists refused to resume on Monday despite the
directive given by the management on resumption. The Registrar of the
university, Jacob Agboola, said in the letter written to the ASUU and the Joint
Action Committee, which comprises the three other unions, that issues relating
to the reopening of the university would be discussed at the meeting.
A copy of the
letter sighted by our correspondent reads, “The Vice Chancellor, Professor .A.
S Gbadegesin, has directed me to invite you to a meeting with the management
committee fixed for Monday, September 18. “The meeting will discuss issues
related to the reopening of the university as contained in a recent circular.
The slight delay in releasing the circular was inadvertent as it was occasioned
by the pressure of work.” The ASUU chairman in the university, Dr. Biodun
Olaniran, confirmed the meeting to our correspondent on the telephone on
Monday.
An executive of
SSANU, who pleaded anonymity, also confirmed to our correspondent that JAC was
also invited to a superset meeting by the management on Monday. Olaniran said lecturers did not resume on
Monday despite the announcement by the management because ASUU was not carried
along and the issues which forced them to embark on the indefinite strike had
not been addressed. He said lecturers were owed 11 months aside from other
issues which compelled them to embark on an industrial action.
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