The Federal University Oye Ekiti, in the news again for the wrong reasons.
This time, it is the non teaching staff against the management and the Governing Council over different issues bothering on misplaced priority, poor workers’ welfare, imposition and maladministration.
The workers under the Joint Congress of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), had staged a protest where they demanded solutions to all their requests or they down tool.
Below is their resolutions.
- Protest on Relocation Allowance: The Congress unanimously resolved that members of the three unions would embark on a three-day protest to demand full payment of the outstanding balance of the relocation allowance. The refusal to settle this entitlement fully continues to generate hardship and discontent among our members.
- Non-Payment of August Salary: Congress strongly condemned the non-payment of August 2025 salaries and frowned upon the excuses provided by management, which are a show of gross incompetence and a deliberate act of systematic sabotage aimed at destabilizing the university’s peace and inflicting suffering on workers.
- Payment of Salary Arrears (2020 and 2021 Staff): The Congress demanded payment of outstanding salary arrears owed to staff employed in 2020 and 2021, stressing that the continued denial of this right is unjust, demoralizing, and unacceptable.
- Misplaced Priorities in Building Purchases: Congress reaffirmed its earlier call for an immediate halt to the purchase of buildings outside the university campus at a rumored outrageous cost of 900 Million Naira (N900,000,000). Members insisted that resources should not be wasted on irrelevant acquisitions while urgent infrastructural needs on campus remain unaddressed.
- Demand for a Conducive Working Environment: Members demanded that the management prioritize the construction of befitting office buildings on campus, provision of adequate office equipment and stationery, and improvement of overall working conditions to reflect dignity and respect for staff welfare.
- Accountability and Genuine Development: The Congress called on university management to embrace accountability, transparency, and genuine development projects that directly benefit staff, students, and the university community, rather than self-serving or misplaced ventures.
- *Non-Interference by the Governing Council *: The Congress condemned the interference of the Governing Council in the day-to-day running of the university, particularly in matters relating to the selection of Heads of Units and Departments. Such interference undermines due process and erodes the institutional autonomy of the judiciary.
- Rotation of Office and Due Process in Appointment: The Congress further demanded the removal and replacement of Heads of Units and Departments who have long overstayed in office, emphasizing that such appointments must follow due process, transparency, and fairness.
- Double-Standard Advertisements: Congress further decried the double-standard advertisements eroding the university’s Scheme of Service, as earlier communicated to both management and the Governing Council. Members demanded that such practices be stopped immediately and that recruitment and promotions strictly comply with the established Scheme of Service to protect fairness, career progression, and institutional integrity.
The Joint Congress resolved that these demands are crucial, and if they are not promptly addressed, unions will be forced to escalate their collective efforts to protect the rights, dignity, and future of our members and the university.
