The Academic Staff Union of the Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu-Ijebu, Ogun State, has again given the state government a 14-day ultimatum over its failure to pay their 48-month salary arrears as at February 10, 2015
In a letter to Governor Ibikunle Amosun dated January 26, 2015, and signed by its Chairman, Dr. Dan Oludipe and the Secretary, Modupe Owolabi-Gabriel, respectively, the union listed among the contending issues the non- payment of their July-December 2010, and February-September 2011 salaries and salary
arrears from July 2009 – June, 2013, all totalling 48 months.
They sent the letter through the Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Mrs. Segun Odubela. The union also demanded that the government should regularise the payment of their salaries and return the
institution to its original permanent site at Ijagun.
According to them, if that is done, TASCE will have access to her Internally Generated Revenue and will be able to assist the government in meeting some of its financial obligations as obtained in other state-owned tertiary institutions.
The union had also demanded that the government should constitute a formidable governing council for the college and the release of the white paper on the existence of the Tai Solarin Institutions (TASCE and Tai
Solarin University of Education), as submitted by the visitation panel.
Besides, the union urged the state government to retrieve all the certificates of the affiliated programme (full-time and part-time) of TASCE, issued out by
TASUED, and return same to TASCE along with huge funds realised from the issuance.
The union leaders said the 14-day ultimatum became necessary following the expiration of a 21-day strike notice given the government last November.
Oludipe, who said the last time they received their salaries was in August 2014, pleaded with the government to come to their aid as the members were
finding it difficult to meet their financial obligations.
The governor in November last year during the strike by the union said his administration did not owe them 48
months salaries, but the immediate past
administration.
He, however, promised to pay as soon as the government was buoyant enough to do so.
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