Berating Aregbesola, Ajimobi on LAUTECH: "You can't have your cake and eat it"

By Fatola Abdullahi...

We unequivocally condemn first, the actions of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) towards the protest embarked upon by the students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) on 9th December, 2016. They were reportedly shooting at the students sporadically and tear-gasing them, Are Police really our friends like they portray themselves?.

Prior to that, a duplicated scenerio was recorded during the last peaceful protest organized by students of the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) when a student was shot in the eye as a result of either the carelessness or intentional act displayed by the security agent in question. We urge all security agencies to employ more civil means in containing subsequent student protests so far they are orchestrated with peace.

The academic and non-academic activities on LAUTECH campuses had been on halt for over six months while students and the members of staff have been victims of the paralyzed activities. The industrial action began June 9, 2016 when the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) protested their outstanding salaries yet to be paid by the two state governments managing the institution.

The students and workers of the university had been suffering from the inability of the Oyo state and State of Osun to release funds to cater for the workers' earnings. More importantly, student's academic career had been at stake leaving them confused on the next stage of life to mount with the bachelor's degree study still pending.

The fear of any-time strike suspension or call off holds grip on many students from venturing into another stage of life and as the Nigerian labour market had been programmed, without Higher National Diploma (HND) certificate or Bachelor's Degree Certificate and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate you can't find a manageable job except for those with entrepreneural skills who have capital to fuel their self-reliant businesses.

Furthermore, The Nations news conducted an interview, reported by Daniel Oladele and featuring students of LAUTECH, where a 300-Level student, who simply gave her name as Adeife, lamented about the strike, saying: “This strike has not helped anyone. I only wake up and do nothing all day in the last six months. There is nowhere to engage in temporary work, because of the economic situation in the country. One is in fact not productive. I can’t even remember anything I was taught. I see my mates in other schools moving to the next level and I am stuck at a level for more than a year.”

Consecutively, in 2003, the institution was ranked best state university in Nigeria by the Nigerian University Commission (NUC) and it retained the position in 2004. Ever since then, the students of this prestigious institution had been representing the university home and abroad returning back in flying colours.

Sequel to a resolution reached in a meeting to resolve the joint ownership crisis of the institution on Wednesday 19th October, 2016, a communique was drafted and agreed upon in the presence of Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state and his Osun State counterpart, Governor Abdul-Rauf Aregbesola with their deputies and other government officials from each state .

The communiqué thus read in part, as reported by Daily Post news on 20th October, 2016, that “The meeting also agreed on the necessity for a comprehensive restructuring of the institution to ensure fair and effective development and distribution of academic resources, physical structures and assets of the University across the two states in order to achieve national, regional and global reckoning.

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) had been recieving excellent global appraisal for a long time, not to mention national and regional reckoning, nevertheless they still yearn to improve the status quo and as well "to be a centre of academic excellence and a training ground for productive, self employable, self sustaining and self reliant individuals passing through it" as enshrined in the university's mission statement.

The two state Governors in-charge, resolved in the extract of the communique stated above to restructure the institution in order to achieve national, regional and global reckoning while till date the school is still on industrial action paralyzing all activities on its campuses.

The Governors "cannot have the cake and still eat it", it is either they find a sustainable solution to the crisis befalling the school by funding the institution and its workforce as soon as possible to preserve its glory or jeopardize their vision to preserve and upgrade the university's reputation and academic excellence in reckoning, home and abroad as embedded in the joint ownership meeting resolution.

Therefore, it will be in the best interest of Nigerians to resolve the cause of the industrial action with none of the two parties (Students and workers) being victimised or caused to suffer for the strike after its being called off or suspended.

As this pen is being laid down, we urge Nigerians home and abroad to rally round the students and staffs of the university even if it was not our alma mater. Many of us once experienced an indefinite strike during our school days which is enough to know how it feels to be sent home (half-baked) out of their will and waiting endlessly to accomplish the bachelor's degree when other colleagues whom they matriculated the same year in other institutions have graduated or are at least one year ahead of them.

#ReOpenLAUTECH

Source:
https://ibadanelite./2016/12/20/%e2%80%8bberating-aregbesola-ajimobi-on-lautech-you-cant-have-your-cake-and-eat-it

The latest news in town now is the increment in school fee.
if they are planning to do that, they should come into conclusion fast, because it's no longer funny.

Timothy3113:
The latest news in town now is the increment in school fee.
if they are planning to do that, they should come into conclusion fast, because it's no longer funny.

so you people still agree on the increment of the school fees? Please tell me , the 65k we are paying self, we pay it twice, most parents of students of lautech are civil servant of osun and oyo state, please tell me iss it with the haff or no salary they are getting, they will still pay their children school fees? That 65k sef, some are struggling to pay, and you people are still planning to increase it, either 80k, 150k or 350k, just want you people to know that all hands are not equal, and not everybody can afford such amount, if they think increasing the school fees is the best solution to the problem LAUTECH is facing they are completely wrong, 'cos they will rather loose many students, 'cos i believe many students which are fresher or 100l or even 200l might decide to write another jamb and choose another school in which i'm one of them, if at all they increase the school fees, and again less people will choose them in jamb....anyway this my thought tho'.....just #ReOpenLautechWithoutIncreasingOurSchoolFees

This matter is a serious one to be sincere.... At first, I don't know the reason why two states should be managing a university. I think that's what is really affecting Lautech.

Osun state (let me say their Govt here) are so dumb. They are yet to cater for their civil servants owing them several months of salaries, yet they are still fighting with the Oyo state Govt in the ownership of the institution. Osun already had OAU (federal uni) and UNIOSUN (state owned)... Oyo (UI-federal), so let them have Lautech too as thei state-owned institution. Final!!!!!

Kilo kan aiye

Whatever their differences is, let them come to arrangement an reopen Lautech plssssssss, it obvious their children are not in the institution.

ADEWUMIMichael:
so you people still agree on the increment of the school fees? Please tell me , the 65k we are paying self, we pay it twice, most parents of students of lautech are civil servant of osun and oyo state, please tell me iss it with the haff or no salary they are getting, they will still pay their children school fees? That 65k sef, some are struggling to pay, and you people are still planning to increase it, either 80k, 150k or 350k, just want you people to know that all hands are not equal, and not everybody can afford such amount, if they think increasing the school fees is the best solution to the problem LAUTECH is facing they are completely wrong, 'cos they will rather loose many students, 'cos i believe many students which are fresher or 100l or even 200l might decide to write another jamb and choose another school in which i'm one of them, if at all they increase the school fees, and again less people will choose them in jamb....anyway this my thought tho'.....just #ReOpenLautechWithoutIncreasingOurSchoolFees

what do you now suggest they do? The main reason why you are at home is because the governments of the two states are having financial crisis especially osun they can't pay the staff of the institution, though I'm not really in support of it but will you choose to remain at home till the economic of the country improves (which is not sure will be anytime soon) and they are buoyant to continue financing the school

Seriously I read from head to toe yet this write-up seems not to have a focal point.
What points here are in tandem with d title?

Anyway, they should sha #reopenlautech...
Naughty gominas ..

Am very sorry to say this but the only solution to Lautech now is the increment in tuition fee... The govt DAT can't pay civil servant will now pay Lautech staffs?? I doubt that. The increment will increase the IGR and will allow the school to depend less on govt. Av been saying this before I graduated from Lautech and now it has come to that

ok

As a student of Lautech I can't say how sad it is.

we are tired, the aim of the strike has been achieved, they can now increase the school fees and expect minimum resistance from students 6months no be beans ooo.

I know the increment will probably be outrageous for a school of Lautech standard but we are tired abeg. we will pay

Ok

School fees increment isn't the solution, abi how many times do they want to increase fees in their tenure? Is it parents on Nosa ( no salary) or hafusa (half salary) scale, who barely finds it easy to feed the family you want to pay that amount or students who sponsor themselves?. Ever since the two incompetent gov'nors got there, it's from one problem to the other. Two heads should be better than one, but it's not so in their case.
#reopenLautech

so labour congress are now saying no hope for ND holder or someone that dont serve in this country again. hmmmmm. certificate brain is more welcome in this country than good and well function brain that can deliver good things and develop company interest.

ADEWUMIMichael:
so you people still agree on the increment of the school fees? Please tell me , the 65k we are paying self, we pay it twice, most parents of students of lautech are civil servant of osun and oyo state, please tell me iss it with the haff or no salary they are getting, they will still pay their children school fees? That 65k sef, some are struggling to pay, and you people are still planning to increase it, either 80k, 150k or 350k, just want you people to know that all hands are not equal, and not everybody can afford such amount, if they think increasing the school fees is the best solution to the problem LAUTECH is facing they are completely wrong, 'cos they will rather loose many students, 'cos i believe many students which are fresher or 100l or even 200l might decide to write another jamb and choose another school in which i'm one of them, if at all they increase the school fees, and again less people will choose them in jamb....anyway this my thought tho'.....just #ReOpenLautechWithoutIncreasingOurSchoolFees

I should vex for you but I won't.

seems your not tired of staying at home?
tell me how much LASU,KWASU,OSU pays. state universities are mostly run on IGR because you can't trust your state govt and in the case of lautech you have Osun state; known for its emptiness and lack of ideas to diversify or generate income for itself.
better face reality and drop this ur mumu #reopenlautechwithoutincreasingschoolfees bullshii.

CaptainBomb:
Kilo kan aiye

O kan aiye oooo

In the end its d students that will suffer. I wonder where this country is heading to

God will surely punish the two state Governors for what they have done to thousands of students.Not only them but also their children and generations to come.No day will pass by dat I won't curse them

Consecutively, in 2003, the institution was ranked best state university in Nigeria by the Nigerian University Commission (NUC) and it retained the position in 2004. Ever since then, the students of this prestigious institution had been representing the university home and abroad returning back in flying colours.

Just imagine how we were flying!


Mak dem sha resume sharp sharp, I get documents wey I wan colet before anoda strike

Everyday with odd news, Buhari sef!

Na woooo

CaptainBomb:
Kilo kan aiye

dont be selfish!

ajokebelle:

O kan aiye oooo

Wa Gbayi omode yi

Lagbaja01:
dont be selfish!

i dont sell fish oga

Hmm. Guys that are saying they shouldn't increase d fees are wasting their time because that's what it'll result to in d end. Let's assume they want to increase it, it shouldn't go beyond 100k,then u also have d option of paying twice. It's better that way so that it won't affect those coming into d school in d nearest future. Because going on strike every session isn't healthy academic wise.

ADEWUMIMichael:
so you people still agree on the increment of the school fees? Please tell me , the 65k we are paying self, we pay it twice, most parents of students of lautech are civil servant of osun and oyo state, please tell me iss it with the haff or no salary they are getting, they will still pay their children school fees? That 65k sef, some are struggling to pay, and you people are still planning to increase it, either 80k, 150k or 350k, just want you people to know that all hands are not equal, and not everybody can afford such amount, if they think increasing the school fees is the best solution to the problem LAUTECH is facing they are completely wrong, 'cos they will rather loose many students, 'cos i believe many students which are fresher or 100l or even 200l might decide to write another jamb and choose another school in which i'm one of them, if at all they increase the school fees, and again less people will choose them in jamb....anyway this my thought tho'.....just #ReOpenLautechWithoutIncreasingOurSchoolFees

You are right sir but that would not stop them from filling their admission quota. Firstly, the varsity would open up a level playing ground for both indigenous and non indigenous candidates. Candidates from far and wide will occupy the admission space which should initially be filled by indigenous candidates. The same issue is a replica of what the Ogun state university has found itself in. However, a lot will drop out yearly, even in their final years.

ishowdotgmail:
This matter is a serious one to be sincere.... At first, I don't know the reason why two states should be managing a university. I think that's what is really affecting Lautech.

Osun state (let me say their Govt here) are so dumb. They are yet to cater for their civil servants owing them several months of salaries, yet they are still fighting with the Oyo state Govt in the ownership of the institution. Osun already had OAU (federal uni) and UNIOSUN (state owned)... Oyo (UI-federal), so let them have Lautech too as thei state-owned institution. Final!!!!!

I have thought of it too and I don't understand why the state of Osun chooses to suffer students of lautech. There is a distinction between "this thing is mine " and "this thing is ours". U can expect me to chunk a lot in our thing like it's mine.

heykims:
Seriously I read from head to toe yet this write-up seems not to have a focal point.
What points here are in tandem with d title?

Anyway, they should sha #reopenlautech...
Naughty gominas ..

I thought it was only me who noticed.