Academic activities have been grounded at the College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti following a declaration of strike by the lecturers in the institution.
The decision to down tools was reached after a congress by the college lecturers at the institution on Thursday.
The college teachers, acting under the aegis of the College of the Education Academic Staff Union, are protesting the non-payment of August, September and February salaries.
The strike has disrupted many activities at the college, including the orientation of new students who had been granted admission since late last year.
It remained unclear at the time of filing this report whether other unions in the college would also embark on industrial action.
All workers’ unions at the Ekiti State University had earlier in the week embarked on strike to protest non-payment of January and February salaries.
QED recalls that officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) in Ekiti State sealed off the College of Education over allegations of non-remittance of taxes in December 2014.
The tax officials, during the operation, also arrested the principal officers of the college, saying they had to make a commitment to the agency for not remitting about N6.7 million tax arrears.
Provost of the college, Professor Francisca Aladejana; its registrar, Mr Gbenga Ojo and the bursar, Mr Kayode Ige, were arrested but later released by the tax officials.
