Academic staff commend Osun Governor on industrial harmony in state tertiary institutions

*Osun State tertiary institutions’ workers say no government in the history of the state has addressed the demands of civil servants without struggle or industrial action as the Governor Adegboyega Oyetola is doing

Isola Moses | ConsumerConnect

For showing magnanimity amid relative industrial peace in the state-owned higher institutions, workers under the aegis of Council of Academic Staff Unions Of Osun State-Owned Tertiary Institutions have described the administration of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State as ‘very magnanimous’ in regard to workers’ welfare without agitation.

The workers, during a meeting with representatives of the state government at the state secretariat Friday declared no government in the history of the state had yielded to the demands of workers without struggle or industrial action by workers the way Governor Oyetola is doing, reports BusinessHallmark.

Comrade Lana Olusegun, Chairman of Council of Academic Staff Unions Of Osun State Owned Tertiary Institutions, at the meeting with the State Head of Service; Dr. Olowogboyega Oyebade; Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji’ and the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Prince Adeleke Adebayor, said the state tertiary institutions’ workers pledged their support for the governor’s administration.

The workers also commended the state governor for ensuring that there is industrial peace in the state-owned institutions which they described as good for education.

Comrade Olusegun stated: “We have resolved to never use the language of force through industrial action to demand anything from this government because it will amount to ingratitude from us; there is no need for such.

“Our promotion is being effected; our annual increment comes when due, our salaries kept increasing since November last year till date.

“This is amazing, and we don’t know the magic Mr. Governor is performing. The bottom line is that he is committed to the welfare of workers.

The Council Chairman noted “because of this, our members across all the four state owned tertiary Institutions have resolved to do what we don’t normally do.

In their separate remarks, the trio of the Head of Service, Commissioner for Finance and the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs assured that the present administration would never joke with the welfare of workers within its limit.

They said: “That our tertiary institutions remain peaceful and settled is very important to this Government.

“Mr. Governor is ready to implement whatever that will make workers and the masses.”