The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Ladoke Akintola
University of Technology, LAUTECH, chapter, has issued a 10-day
ultimatum to the university administration to pay its members’ salaries
or face an industrial crisis.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the threat was contained in
a congress resolution jointly signed by the ASUU LAUTECH Chairman, Dr
Biodun Olaniran, and his Secretary, Dr Toyin Abegunrin, made available
to newsmen in Ibadan on Wednesday.
According to the release, the union said it may resort to strike
action at the expiration of the ultimatum given which is Nov. 15, if the
management of the University fails to pay.
The statement further added, “The Academic staff members of the University are being owed 11 months cumulatively.
“The union after deliberation during the congress also threatened to
withhold the Rain Semester results of 2018/2019 academic session until
the salaries are paid.”
According to the Union, LAUTECH academics deserve to be paid their earned salaries without begging.
“The Union gives the university administration till Friday Nov. 15,
2019 to pay the salaries of August, September and October 2019.
“Failure of which will cause the Union to hold a Congress on Monday
Nov. 18, 2019 where necessary action deemed fit will be taken.
“That rain semester results of 2018/2019 academic session would not
be submitted until the said salaries are paid,” the union said.
It was gathered that Prof. Michael Ologunde, Vice Chancellor of
LAUTECH, had attributed non-payment of salaries to non-release of
subvention to the institution by the owner states.
ASUU maintained that the welfare of her members remained paramount in
its demands and would do everything at its disposal not to expose
members to undeserved economic hardship.