Polytechnic Lecturers Protest as Nigerian Governor Suspends Rector Over Alleged Corruption
- Governor Ademola Adeleke has suspended Dr Tajudeen Odetayo, Rector of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree
- Lecturers of the institution staged a protest against Odetayo's suspension over alleged corruption
- Governor Adeleke has chosen Alabi Kehinde Adeyemi as the acting Rector pending the investigation period
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Iree, Osun state - Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) Osun State, Iree chapter on Tuesday, July, 26, protested against the suspension of the school Rector, Dr Tajudeen Odetayo by Governor Ademola Adeleke.
Governor Adeleke had suspended Odetayo from office over alleged corruption and chosen Alabi Kehinde Adeyemi as the acting Rector pending the investigation period, The Punch reported.
Source: Twitter
The protest crippled both academic and commercial activities on the campus.
In a video posted by a Twitter user @thomas_abidoye, the protesting lecturers and students were seen chanting solidarity songs as they block the institution gates with some carrying placards.
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Polytechnic Lecturers Embark on Indefinite Strike, Give Reasons
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) in the Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe, Bayelsa State, have embarked on an indefinite strike over poor working conditions.
The chairman of ASUP, Comrade Agada Franklin and general secretary, Justin, made this known in a communique they both signed on Monday, July 10 in Yenegoa, the Bayelsa state capital.
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Adebukola Adeleke, the daughter of the governor of Osun state, Ademola Adeleke, has graduated from Adeleke University, Ede.
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We won’t end strike action now - ASUP
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) said it would not be ending its ongoing strike action.
ASUP said its decision to continue with the strike follows the failure of the Federal Government to release the N15 billion revitalisation fund promised to Nigerian polytechnics in 2017.
Source: Legit.ng
