…as management gives date to pay outstanding stipends
…resumption date yet unknown
Kehinde Ogunyale
As effort intensifies to solving the impending crisis facing Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, the Student Union Executives have met the school management over the commencement of the second semester examination.
Following a release sent by the SU Public Relations Officer, Aduragbemi Taiwo, Press Club Mapoly learnt that the executives met with the Deputy Rector, Ayodeji Tella, who assured that the school would soon commence payment of outstanding salaries to staffs.
"The Students’ Union Government executives led by the President, Comrade Owoiya Rasaq on Monday stormed the office of the Deputy Rector to hold a closed door meeting with him over the commencement of our second semester examination.
"The meeting which lasted for two-hours led to an agreement between the Students’ body and the school management to start paying the December salary of both the Academic and Non-Academic staff of the Polytechnic. The school management also promised to pay the salaries before Friday 18, January 2019", the release reads.
Recall that the students executives alongside ASUP Mapoly chapter representatives had earlier met with the Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, to seek advice in redeeming the image of the institution. Also, student leaders across various departments had concluded plans to meet with the school management in resolving the crises.
PCM reliably gathered that ASUP Mapoly showed interest in joining the national strike due to non payment of allowance among other issues stated.
When asked about the date for resumption, Tella said, "there is noting the Polytechnic leadership could do to resolve the crisis if the nationwide ASUP strike is still Ongoing."
However, the executives called for the corporation of students saying that, "We need to be united and be prayerful so that our agitation can yield a positive result. Our dear colleagues, you should know that, we would never trade our future of over 30,000 Mapaites for stipend.
" By God’s grace, the issue of examination will be resolved soon and we are reiterating our commitment that nothing would discourage us until we find a lasting solution to the crisis in the school. "