THE Alumni Association of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has rejected calls by the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Oyewumi (Ajagungbade) and Ogbomoso Parapo, that Osun State should be removed as co-owner of the institution.
The monarch and the socio-cultural organisation based their calls on the alleged failure of Osun State to meet its financial obligations to the university.
LAUTECH is owned by Oyo and Osun states.
The alumni association, in a statement, said nothing should be done to tamper with the unity and cooperation that have been the hallmark of the institution’s survival.
It said alumni were proud of the make-up of the university, and called for its sustenance.
The statement, entitled: “We remain committed to a united LAUTECH”, was signed by the association’s National President Babajide Bewaji, and National Public Relations Officer (PRO) Samson Owoyokun.
The institution’s chapter of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) appealed to Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola, to clear salary arrears to enable striking workers return to work.
SSANU Chairman Abimbola Aleshinloye said fulfilling his pledge would address the plight of students preparing for the National Youth Service and those waiting to be admitted.
Members of the union embarked on strike three months ago.
Source: The Nation
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