Lecturers under the auspices of Coalition of Unions of State
owned Tertiary institutions on Monday insisted on the on going indefinite strike action despite threat by the State Government
o with hold their salaries.
The lecturers and
other workers staged protest at the College of Education, Ekiadolor to press
home their demands.
They carried placards with different inscriptions chanting anti
government songs.
The protesters are
demanding amongst others payment of four months salary, payment of 16 months
arrears of promotion of workers, and payment of gratuity of
pensioners.
They also protested against poor funding of the institutions,
poor state of infrastructure and lack of access roads to the campuses.
The Provost of the College
Professor Amen Uhunmwangho commenting
on the development, pleaded with workers to sheathe their swords assuring that
government was looking into their
demands.
He insisted that government would implement last weeks no
work no pay order.
At press time students were hung around the campus watching
their protesting lecturers as the impact of the strike no doubts gravely affect
their academic calendar. NOSA/OED.
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