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Activities at the University of Ibadan were on Wednesday morning paralysed as non-teaching and senior staff unions of the institution protested shortfall in their salaries and unpaid arrears of allowances.
The workers from Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), Senior Staff Union of Universities (SSANU) and National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) shut the university gate and disrupted transportation activities.
The protesters were led by Messrs Segun Arojo and Wale Akinremi for NASU and SSANU respectively.
The SSANU Chairman told journalists that the protest was not only against delayed payment of salaries but the non-democratic nature of the university administration over the state of things on campus.
He alleged that the university administration had met with unions and agreed to some terms which were not met.
The aggrieved workers are protesting non-payment of their arrears and non-remittance of deductions to their cooperative societies and unions since December 2015 by the University authorities.
Reacting, the institution’s Director of Communication, Olatunji Oladejo described the development as unfortunate.
He explained that for sometime now, the university has been receiving shortfall in personnel cost from the Federal Government which has been affecting the deductions.
He also said the Vice chancellor Prof Idowu Olayinka has scheduled an urgent meeting with the unions in order to find a way forward.