.....ASUP members set to storm  Osun on Monday for Protest over non-implementation of salary structure*

...lecturers ignore Oyinlola’s directive

 The feud between Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola led Osun state

government has take  a new dimension as National Body of the Academic staff

union of polytechnics, (ASUP) on thursday  vowed to storm Osun State next week in

protest of non implementation of (CONPCASS) consolidated Polytechnic and

Colleges of Education Academic staff salary structures by the state

Government.

Speaking with Journalists at a press conference in Osogbo,the ASUP South

West zonal C coordinator, Comrade(Engineer) Gbenga Ekundayo said that  seven

days ultimatum would be given to the state Governor, Prince Olagunsoye

Oyinlola to address the issue, but if he failed, the body will march through

the street of Osogbo to press home their demands *

*Comrade Ekundayo decried the attitudes of Osun State Government under the

headship of Oyinlola on Non-implementation of consolidated Tertiary

institutions salary structure (CONTISS) since January 1, 2007 which has been

implemented through out the country by other states Government. *

*He stressed that since the industrial action began, the executive arm of

Government had not made any move to resolve the issue raised   by the

striking lecturers in the state.*

*He noted that the attitude of the state Government was very unfortunate

that the Government apart from stopping the salaries of workers when

negotiation had not collapsed had equally threatened the lecturers to sign

attendance register if they want to remain in the Government employment.*

*He equally observed that the tertiary institutions in the State are not

granted full autonomy as applicable to higher institutions of learning in

the country*

*The ASUP Zonal boss stressed that reversion of officers from level 15 to

level 14 at the point of retirement was not acceptable to the lecturers at

all.He affirmed that the industrial action embarked upon by all the Academic

staff is still on in total and complete from, as directed by the congress in

various institutions recently.*

 Comrade Ekundayo condemned in strong terms that the issue of register for

members to sign ,....adding that all members should stay away completely from

affected campuses and await further directive from the leadership of the

body.

*But it would be recalled that on Monday August 2, 2010, Governor Oyinlola at a

meeting with the governing council chairmen and management of the affected

institutions gave directive that any lecturers who are  interested in his or

her own job should resume for the work and sign at the  office of  each

registrar between Tuesday 3rd and Friday 6th of August,2010 and any erring

personnel who failed to comply with the directive should count himself or

herself voluntarily withdrawn from the service of state government.  *

*The National body however demanded that the under funding of the State

owned institutions should be looked into, while subvention should be made

available for capital projects.*

*He said other issues include provision of modern facilities, maintenance of

available infrastructural facilities, extension of fringe benefits and

approval of 65years retirement age for academics.*

*It would be recalled that Osun State owned tertiary institutions embarked

on strike about two months ago to press home their demands.