Ondo varsity workers protest against colleagues’ dismissal

By Emmanuel Adeleke

Workers at the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Ondo State, on Wednesday, trooped out to protest against the dismissal of over 35 of their colleagues by the institution’s authority.

It was gathered that all the concerned workers received their sack letters on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.

The protesters, who shut the school’s main gate, blocked the entrance and prevented people from going out and coming into the campus.

It was learnt that the sack of the affected workers was approved by the governing council of the institution, but the protesters frowned at the development on the grounds that the sacked workers were duly employed, issued appointment letters, did all documentation and had worked in the university for over six months.

They vowed to paralyse all academic and non-academic activities on campus until the governing council reverses its decision.