Lecturers under the aegis of Council of Academic Staff Unions of Osun State Owned Tertiary Institutions stormed the Osun State House of Assembly to protest nonpayment of their salaries for the past eight months.
The lecturers, who had been on strike for the past three months were led by leaders of the body including Chairman, Lasisi Jimoh; Secretary Olusegun Lana and Public Relations Officer, Dotun Omisore.
The lecturers, who were armed with placards with various inscriptions, were chanting, ‘Save our Souls’, ‘Enough is Enough’, ‘Pay our Salaries’ and ‘We Reject Half Salaries’, sang anti-government songs.
They also rejected the plan of the state government to pay half salaries while saying they would not submit themselves to fresh screening directed by the government. The irate lecturers said the plan of the state government to pay workers half salaries was shocking because the state had received its share of the bailout fund from the Central Bank of Nigeria.
The letter was signed by the CASUOSTI Chairman, Lasisi Jimoh; secerayry, Olusegun Lana; Chairman Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, Iree, Dotun Omisore; ASUP chairman, Esa Oke, Adesola Akande; COEASU Ila-Orangun Chairman, Segun Onifade and COEASU Ilesa Chairman, Oladele Ojo. The Chief Whip of the House of Assembly, Mr. Folorunsho Bamisayemi, while addressing the protesters appealed to them to exercise patience, saying efforts were underway to ensure their demands were met.
However, the Speaker, Mr. Najeem Salam, after after spending some minutes with the protesters walked out on them. The Secretary of the council, who spoke with our correspondent, said lecturers had been on strike for the past months without government seeking to negotiate with them.
Lana said, “We came to the House of Assembly to submit Save Our Souls letter. The protest went well until the Speaker walked out on us. ” The state government has not been remitting pension deductions from our salaries to our Pension Fund Administrators, this is against the law. The deductions are supposed to be remitted seven days after salaries are paid but this is not happening.”
Lana also stated that the institutions were understaffed and the few lecturers were overburdened despite not being paid for many months. For more scintillating and juicy stories, follow the official Naijapals accounts On Twitter - @Naijapals and Facebook - www.facebook.com/naijapals
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Posted: at 14-09-2015 08:33 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
dickieponga at 14-09-2015 08:36 PM (9 years ago) (m)
How una survive for dat long...?
Posted: at 14-09-2015 08:36 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
even the lecturers and the Nigeria government i no know who corrupt pass,as u see them there each an every one of them get nothing less than 4 student hostels offcamp.from blocking and handout money.them go print black and white paper wey no reach 30pages stape am together begin force student to buy am thousands of naira,any student wey fail to buy ni carry over straight.and ni so them go dey follow students drag their babes.yeye people
Posted: at 14-09-2015 09:27 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
dickieponga at 14-09-2015 11:03 PM (9 years ago) (m)
Quote from: beneno on 14-09-2015 09:27 PM
even the lecturers and the Nigeria government i no know who corrupt pass,as u see them there each an every one of them get nothing less than 4 student hostels offcamp.from blocking and handout money.them go print black and white paper wey no reach 30pages stape am together begin force student to buy am thousands of naira,any student wey fail to buy ni carry over straight.and ni so them go dey follow students drag their babes.yeye people
Hahahahahahaha Na true u talk bcos how dem fit survive dat long witout pay if dey demsefs no get side bizness.. If na 2mths i no get pay i no go go dat work again...
Posted: at 14-09-2015 11:03 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
innocentbola at 15-09-2015 03:02 AM (9 years ago) (m)
Quote from: beneno on 14-09-2015 09:27 PM
even the lecturers and the Nigeria government i no know who corrupt pass,as u see them there each an every one of them get nothing less than 4 student hostels offcamp.from blocking and handout money.them go print black and white paper wey no reach 30pages stape am together begin force student to buy am thousands of naira,any student wey fail to buy ni carry over straight.and ni so them go dey follow students drag their babes.yeye people
Yes that is so true, and it is a shame...
Posted: at 15-09-2015 03:02 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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