- Academic Staff Unon of University ASUU, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology LAUTECH chapter has described the appeal by the governor of the state of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in which he appeal to the institution workers to go back to work as Comical and reflective of deep disdain that the he has for the mass of suffering workers and their children.
ASUU in a press statement signed by its Chairman, Biodun Olaniran, PhD. and secretary Toyin Abegunrin, PhD said “To ask LAUTECH workers to go back to work without addressing the issue of eleven-months salary arrears and the vexed question of sustainable funding unattended to, is the peak of insensitivity and hypocritical joke taken too far.
“May we ask Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; if the Ukranian government had shown the kind of lackadaisical attitude that he had demonstrated to the funding of LAUTECH, would he have found a University to send those students in Ukraine? “.
” If it is not bigger than the compass of our mouth to ask, may we request governor Aregbesola to tell us; at what point did he become the champion of LAUTECH students that he refused to see and address despite efforts made by them to interact with him personally over their plight? The Ila episode where he sent the students away like lepers is a graphic point in case here.”
“May we also ask our Governor, who is asking for sacrifice on the part of LAUTECH workers; what further sacrifice does he demand from hapless workers who have remained on their duty posts since December 2013 when salaries had been epileptic, principally due to his total withholding of salary subvention to the University. He, through his insincerity to LAUTECH has brought the University to its knees”. Said ASUU
“Mr Aregbesola should allow the fear of God to weigh with him before casting aspersions on Academics in LAUTECH. These members of staff are already victims of double jeopardy; many of the lecturers are parents of LAUTECH students that are equally affected by this needless and unfortunate crisis. Beyond this, the lecturers are victims of unmitigated deprivations and suffering. Provision of basic survival need for their families have become a taunting mirage. Yet, in the estimate of our dear Governor Aregbesola these are the “devils” playing with the fortune of the students.”
