… Ogbomoso indigenes insist LAUTECH belongs to Oyo State
YOUTHS and parents of Ogbomoso indigene have asked staff of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) that are from Osun State to vacate the institution.
They gave seven-day ultimatum to Osun State Staff in the institution, stating that LAUTECH belongs to Oyo State.
They said this during a protest on Friday at LAUTECH Senate Building.
They carried placards conveying different messages like, “Oyo State take over LAUTECH, Pay Oyo State workers with Oyo State money, Gbadesin (the Vice Chancellor, Adeniyi Gbadegesin) don’t sell Oyo State to Osun.”
One of the placards specifically read, “All Osun State indigenes should leave LAUTECH before seven days ultimatum expires.
The protest took place around 10:00 am.
During the protest, which started around 10.00am, the protesters called on the Abiola Ajimobi-led Oyo State Government to take over the school.
The VC confirmed the report but said he was out of town and was only informed about it.
“I was informed that there was a protest but unfortunately, I am not in Ogbomosho. You know, one has to be there to investigate things to find out what truly happened,” Gbadegesin told icirnigegeria.
LAUTECH, which is jointly owned by Oyo and Osun states, has been closed down since June 13.
The closure was as a result of protests by students over the results of Student Union Election and also the refusal of the school’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) to submit examinations question papers over unpaid salaries and other allowances.
