LAUTECH lecturers boycott academic activities over unpaid salaries

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, is currently facing a new wave of troubles as lecturers of the institution boycotted all academic activities on Monday.

The lecturers carried out their threat after reaching a decision at the Congress of the Union held within the university campus. The boycott of the classes by the lecturers was due to the nonpayment of their three months salaries.

According to the Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) LAUTECH chapter, Dr. Biodun Olaniran, the decision was reached after reviewing the situation regarding non-payment of three months’ salaries.

ASUU had earlier issued an ultimatum to the University management to pay their salaries or face strikes.

According to the ASUU chairman, apart from the boycott of lectures, results of the Rain Semester will be withheld while students’ project defense will be put on hold.

“2018/2019 Rain semester results will not be released, No teaching of any form will be carried out. Final year project defence of 2018/2019 has been put on hold. The action starts immediately. Thank you.

“We demanded for 3 months of August, September and October, 2019. But only August, 2019 was paid. 11 months is in total, but to avert the current crisis we demanded for 3 months,” he said.