LAUTECH ASUU Call-Off Strike To ‘Honour’ Makinde |OGBOMOSO INFO|

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) chapter, on Wednesday, suspended its 17-day-old lecture boycott.

The union embarked on a boycott of lectures on Monday, November 18, due to non-payment of salaries owed.

The ASUU Chairman, LAUTECH chapter, Biodun Olaniran, said the union has decided to resume academic activities to “honour” Governor Seyi Makinde ”and his requests”.

"We have agreed to put an end to the lecture boycott that has been on since November 18th following Governor Makinde's visit to LAUTECH. He has promised to pay two months salary and with this in mind, the union thought it best to resume academic activities. This is just a way of honouring him."

Also speaking on why he didn't regard the action as a strike but as a "lecture boycott", he said.

"As opposed to the public belief that this was a strike action, it was only a lecture boycott as academic staff were actively involved in other things asides lectures. The agreement was to do everything else asides teach students until something was done about our requests."

It was made known in the ASUU meeting that the strike action have been called off as a result of common ground being achieved by the management and the workers.

"The union still however demand commitment and proper funding of the University by the two states owners to prevent another strike action in the future."

Lectures will commence immediately and the school calendar might be amended.

Prior to the visitation of the Executive Governor of Oyo state to the university , the university lecturers have embark on lecture boycott due to unpaid salaries, allowances and promotion.

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