Students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) say they will not pay the latest fee regime announced by the authorities of the institution.
In 2016, LAUTECH staff embarked on a six-month industrial action that was called off only so the students could write exams, after which the strike action resumed and went on for another nine months.
The nine-month old strike was eventually called off after students of the institution, under a body named Safe Education and Reopen LAUTECH Students Coalition (SERAL-C), took to the streets of Ibadan on January 9, 2017, and met with Abiola Ajimobi, Governor of the state. It was at this meeting that the Governor addressed them rudely and described himself as the constituted authority of the state.
Although he eventually released a placebo fund for the institution to resume, this was followed by the increase in the fees of fresh…
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