Lectures will resume at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso on Monday, October 23, 2017, the institution’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced.
The announcement was made on Tuesday at the end of a congress by the union following the release of three months salaries from monies made available by the owner state governments of Oyo and Osun.
A statement signed by the ASUU LAUTECH Chairman, Dr Biodun Olaniran, and Secretary, Dr Toyin Abegunrin, confirming the development read: “This is to inform LAUTECH community and the general public that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) LAUTECH branch at its congress of Tuesday 17th October, 2017, reviewed the on-going strike action and has decided to conditionally suspend the action in the interest of our students, the intervention of well-meaning individuals and general public.
“We also, in suspending the strike, take into cognisance, the efforts of the Governing Council towards an amicable resolution of the crisis. Our Union wishes to give the Governing Council and the Administration the opportunity to explore their goodwill in seeing to a permanent resolution of issues in contention.
“The strike is therefore suspended in principle with immediate effect but full academic activities will resume on Monday 23rd October, 2017.”
Meanwhile, the Joint Action Committee – comprising Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) – is expected to convene its congress before the end of the week to decide whether to continue or end its own strike action.
