LAUTECH: Why We Lock Gate Against Management, Others – NASU

Academic Staff and Students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology were denied access into the school premises on Wednesday by Non Academic Staff Union, NASU. 

Mouthpiece NG reports the Union locked the gate of the main entrance along Ogbomoso- Ilorin road including other routes linking to the school premises. 

The development that affected some students already scheduled to write exams in the morning equally raised tension on campus. 

NASU decision was to further press home their demands for payment of August and September Salary by the owner’s states. 

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 her 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 a jungle to access 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