The staff of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has called off its union’s 6-month-long strike.
The institution announced this today August 16 in a circular titled: “Release to Staff and Students: Continuation of the First Semester of the 2021/2022 Academic Session”.
The memo was signed by the Registrar of the institution Dr. Kayode Ogunleye. The university also announced the date for the commencement of academic activities for the 2021/2022 academic session as Thursday, August 18, 2022.
Excerpts of the circular:
“Upon the directive of the Visitor to the university, the management, hereby, informs all staff and students that the university will continue its academic activities for the first semester of the 2021/2022 academic session on Thursday, August 18, 2022”.
Ogunleye called on staff and students to abide by the directive assuring them that the amended academic calendar for the semester will soon be made available.
“On behalf of the Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. M. 0. Liasu, I welcome all students back to the campus and wish them a crisis-free semester.”
The management of the institution had earlier announced May 26, 2022, as the official resumption date of academic activities.
However, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU in the school which had been on strike for the past six months, refused to resume academic activities despite the school management’s order.
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) is a tertiary institution located in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
The university enrolls over 30,000 students and employs more than 3,000 workers including contract staff.
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