LAUTECH Lecturers Begin Strike
Clinical lecturers at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, began an indefinite strike on Wednesday due to the non-payment of their salaries as per the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure.
The strike action was confirmed in a statement released by the Chairman of the LAUTECH Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, Ruth Ilori, and Secretary, Abraham Akinbola.
The lecturers indicated that this action was taken after a 21-day ultimatum given to the university authorities lapsed without the full implementation of the salary structure.
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โThe action became necessary following the failure of the authorities to meet our demands after the ultimatum. Only universities in the South-West have failed to comply with the payment structure, leading to brain drain and setbacks in medical education,โ the statement read.
The lecturers called on relevant stakeholders to intervene urgently, warning that continued neglect of their demands could further destabilise medical education in the country.
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