Ondo State Varsity To Address Dismissal Of Workers

Authorities of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo state, says the management of the institution would soon address the dismissal of some 35 workers of the school.

The Acting Registrar and Secretary of the Governing Council of the University,  Idowu Omowole, stated this in a statement issued by the school and signed by him, clarifing that the sack of the workers does not have any political or ethnic colouration.

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He said the Management of the institution is assuring staff, students and the general public that the current disengagement of staff by the Governing Council of the University is being addressed.

It will be recalled that workers of the institution protested over the dismissal of the 35 workers and vowed to down tools if the management failed to reinstate the sacked.

The protesting workers shut down the institution’s main gate and paralysed both academic and business activities on the University campus.

The protesting workers claimed that of the protesters, who spoke, that the sacked workers were duly employed by the University and issued appointment letters, but said they were relieved of their post without being given prior notice.