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LAUTECH Lecturers Begin Strike

Written by Akeem Alao

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) chapter, has embarked on an indefinite strike following the failure of the two owner states, Oyo and Osun, to meet their demands.

This decision was reached at the congress of the union held on the campus on Monday 18 November, 2019.

ASUU Chairman Dr. Biodun Olaniran, said the decision was reached after reviewing the situation regarding non-payment of three months salaries.

Olaniran said besides the boycott of lectures, results of Rain Semester will be withheld, while students’ project defence will be put on hold.

Part of the resolutions reached at the congress include withholding of the Rain Semester results, boycott of classes by lecturers and putting on hold final year project defence.

The resolutions read: “The Congress of ASUU met today (Monday 18/11/2019) at 250 LT, Ogbomoso. After a thorough review of the resolution of the congress of (Tuesday 05/11/2019), the congress resolved that: 2018/2019 Rain Semester results will not be released. No teaching of any form of lecture to be carried out. Final year project defence of 2018/2019 has been put on hold. The action starts immediately.”

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Akeem Alao

Akeem Alao trained as a language teacher. He graduated from Adeniran Ogunsanya college of Education where he studied English/Yoruba Languages and Ekiti State University where he obtained a degree in English Education.

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