The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology LAUTECH Ogbomoso chapter, commenced a two-week warning strike over what they called poor funding of the university by the owner states. The institution, is jointly owned by both Oyo and Osun state governments.
ASUU in a statement jointly signed by the duo of Biodun Olaniran and Toyin Abegunrin after its congress declared that LAUTECH chapter of the union had gotten approval to embark on the warning strike from the national body of the union.
They said despite the Memorandum of Action (MoA) signed between the union and the Governing Council of the University after its eight months old strike last year, government of the two states have reneged on fulfilling their own part of the deal.
They maintained that the two states headed by Senator Abiola Ajimobi (Oyo) and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (Osun) only paid one out of the eleven months salary arrears owed the workers.
According to them, “On 13th February, 2018, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) LAUTECH Branch Ogbomoso signed a Memorandum of Action (MoA) with the Governing Council (GC) of the University.
Source: Daily Post
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