Lecturers of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, yesterday, made good their threat to embark on indefinite strike over alleged poor funding of the institution and non-payment of their 16 months salaries.
The lecturers, under the aegis of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), had on Monday staged a protest at the institution, threatening to commence industrial action if the state government failed to effect payment of the outstanding salaries.
The ASUU chairman in OOU, Dr. Deji Agboola, confirmed the commencement of the strike yesterday. Agboola said the lecturers decided to begin the strike since the visitor to the university and Governor of the state, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, as well as the Governing Council and management have kept mum over their demands.
According to him, the lecturers’ demands include reversal of the preca
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