lecturers protest unpaid salaries in Ondo state

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By Ande Joy

On Tuesday, the management of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, Ondo State, shut the school after members of its chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics staged a peaceful protest against the non-payment of their five months’ salaries.

It was gathered that the protest led by the lecturers paralysed  social and academic activities on the campus as the examinations scheduled to start on Tuesday did not hold.

The ASUP Chairman in the institution, Mr Rafiu Ijawoye, accused the management of the school of not paying attention to the welfare of the lecturers. He alleged that the management had refused to pay the salaries of the ASUP members after allegedly receiving 1.7bn from the state government.

“We decided to have a peaceful rally against the opposition and oppression of the school management against the welfare of our members. I am bringing to the attention of the public the precarious situation and the danger looming in the polytechnic community. It is unfortunate that the management is insensitive to the plight of the workers. We believe that the system must move forward. This is a collective struggle, because if our courses are disaccredited as a result of the non-payment of salaries, it will be a bad omen for the system", he stated

The management, in a statement by the acting Registrar of the institution, Mr Sule Atiku, asked the students to vacate the school premises.

According to the statement, the decision was taken in order to prevent the breakdown of law and order on the campus.

The management advised the students to vacate the campus latest by 3pm on Tuesday.

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