Thursday, 4 June 2015

College Of Education Lecturers Down Tools

Latest report reaching ourkobo.com has it
that Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo.
state has on Wednesday reportedly embarked on a
strike to press home their demand for the payment of
outstanding salaries.
The indefinite strike embarked upon by lecturer has
paralyzed academic activities
The institution resulted to an industrial action after
Students on Tuesday held a peaceful protest within the
school premises due to indefinite postponement of the
first semester examination.
ourkobo.com grapevine gathered that the
examination schedule to start on Monday, 25th May
was initially postponed to this week and now till further
notice.
Students however ran out of patience when the school
management notified them on Tuesday that the
examination has being postponed indefinitely and took
to the streets within the campus.
It was reported that President of the Student Union
Government (SUG), Idris Toheeb, organised the peaceful
protest and gave the school an ultimatum of one week
to procure a lasting solution.
Meanwhile, it was further gathered that staffs’ salaries
in the institution have been unpaid by state Government
for quite a while and thus, the school resulted to going
on strike.
Addressing the students, the Deputy Provost, Mr Sunday
Adesope Ojetunde, who promise that the school will see
to their grievances and will move to effect quick
resumption, pleaded with the student to suspend the
strike.
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