Academic Staff and Students of Ladue Akintola University of Technology were denied access into the premises of the institute through the major entrances as Non Academic Staff Union put the gate under lock and key
The decision was to further press home their demands for payment of August and September Salary by the owner’s states
In the past few weeks there had been a kind of cold war between Osun state government and the academic staff Union of the institute over the issue of payment
ASUU claimed that Osun state is yet to pay its due from July- December as agreed with the sister’s state ,Oyo which has fulfill its own counter fund from January to June.
But the government of Osun state in their response claimed they have overpaid their due for institute this year because they also service the Teaching Hospital in Osogbo without the effort of Oyo state
Students and workers were shocked to see the gate under locked this morning and they were forced to take the alternative route to access their class for exams
Confirming the development, the chairman of NASU LAUTECH Chapter said, Mr Oyewande Adejumo said , the development was part of the ploy use to express their grievances to the management over nonpayment of their August and September salaries.
‘We only locked the major entrances, we have allowed the students to come in to write their exams, and the lectures too but they all took alternative route through footpath.
Oyewande who spoke with our reporter in a telephone chat said, they were worried over the attitude of Osun state government when it comes to their turn to pay their dues to the institute
According to him “ In July we were told they paid N300M and we were all happy but after July they have refused to pay, if they don’t want the joint ownership to continue ,they should cede the institute to Oyo state and nothing will happen to Osun indigenes in Ogbomoso
