Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Ekiti college workers to close the school on wages
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| Fayemi |
Workers in the College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Wednesday to close the institution over broken promise to Governor Kayode Fayemi to implement the new pay structure. Barricade the door of the school as early as 8:00 am with their vehicles, employees locked all the doors leading into the campus to press home their objections.
Among the posters of workers who were protesting the inscriptions. "Fayemi, fulfill your promise," "Fayemi, we will accompany you in your fight" They pledged to continue the strike until the state government has given the institution's attention she needed, noting that the school had been marginalized for some time. In their speeches, angry workers, presidents of colleges of education academic Staff Union (COEASU), Mr. Tope Egunjobi; Senior Staff Union of Colleges of Education (SSUCOED), Mr. Charles and Egunjobi non-teaching staff of the Union (NASU), Mr. Femi Ajayi, labor leaders claimed that the governor Fayemi reached agreement with them that the payment of the new pay structure should begin in January of this year.
The labor leaders argued that "all state institutions are paid, the new scale. We do not know why the state government had a soft spot for workers in the College of Education, Ikere Ekiti. Even workers at the University of Education (TUNEDIK), whose license was revoked by the National Universities Commission (NUC) is paid the new salary scale. "
When Daily Sun sought to understand the acting Provost of the College, Dr. (Mrs.) Titilayo Ogunmola to get his views on development, it should go to the state capital, Ado-Ekiti, to have a meeting with the state government.
Among the posters of workers who were protesting the inscriptions. "Fayemi, fulfill your promise," "Fayemi, we will accompany you in your fight" They pledged to continue the strike until the state government has given the institution's attention she needed, noting that the school had been marginalized for some time. In their speeches, angry workers, presidents of colleges of education academic Staff Union (COEASU), Mr. Tope Egunjobi; Senior Staff Union of Colleges of Education (SSUCOED), Mr. Charles and Egunjobi non-teaching staff of the Union (NASU), Mr. Femi Ajayi, labor leaders claimed that the governor Fayemi reached agreement with them that the payment of the new pay structure should begin in January of this year.
The labor leaders argued that "all state institutions are paid, the new scale. We do not know why the state government had a soft spot for workers in the College of Education, Ikere Ekiti. Even workers at the University of Education (TUNEDIK), whose license was revoked by the National Universities Commission (NUC) is paid the new salary scale. "
When Daily Sun sought to understand the acting Provost of the College, Dr. (Mrs.) Titilayo Ogunmola to get his views on development, it should go to the state capital, Ado-Ekiti, to have a meeting with the state government.
