Academic and non-academic activities across all Ondo State-owned tertiary institutions are expected to grind to a halt as workers under the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Ondo State Tertiary Institutions begin a 14-day warning strike.
The institutions affected include Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA); Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH); University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED); and Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO).
In a communique signed by Olutayo Ogungbeni, chairman, JAC-ODSTI, and Kunle Akinwonmi, secretary, JAC-ODSTI, issued yesterday, the unions comprising SSANU, NASU, NAAT, and SSANIP, cited failure by the state government to implement the national minimum wage, pay salary arrears, and release outstanding wage awards, among other grievances. They also highlighted the government’s delay in paying gratuities to retired workers and six months’ unpaid salaries for RUGIPO staff.
