Due to the failure to receive their salary in accordance with the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, clinical lecturers at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso began an indefinite strike on Wednesday.
Ruth Ilori, the chairman of the LAUTECH Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, and Abraham Akinbola, the secretary, confirmed the strike action in a statement.
According to the instructors, this step was conducted after the university administration were given a 21-day ultimatum that expired before the salary structure was fully implemented.
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“The action was required after the authorities failed to comply with our demands following the ultimatum. The statement stated that only South-West universities have not complied with the payment structure, which has resulted in brain drain and failures in medical education.
The academics urged pertinent parties to act immediately, cautioning that if their requests are not met, medical education in the nation may become even more unstable.
The Edo State Government, meanwhile, denied last week that local government employees were not paid because of a purported council problem.
Fred Itua, Governor Monday Okpebholo’s chief press secretary, called the rumors “false, mischievous, and meant to mislead the public” in a news release on Monday.
He asked Edo residents to disregard the rumors, claiming that they were spread by thugs jealous of the achievements made by Governor Monday Okpebholo’s government since taking office in November 2024.
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Reaffirming the state government’s commitment to workers’ welfare, Itua reiterated that no government worker, including local government personnel, is owed any salary.
He underlined, “All payments, including the January 2025 payment, have been made in full.”
The administration said that it had consistently paid local government employees, even in the face of difficulties with allocation payments brought on by the ongoing legal battle between the state and some struggling local government chairs.
