[NEWS] EKSU workers protest non-remittance of salary deduction

Some workers of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (EKSU), Monday staged a protest against the management of the institution over non-remittance of their 11 months’ deduction from their monthly salary to cooperative societies.


The protesters are both academic and non-academic staff, who were members of various cooperative societies on the campus.

The protesters, who moved from the institution’s Administrative Block at about 8:10 am proceeded to the Campus gate to express their grievances.


They were seen with various placards bearing their thoughts and agitations. Among which are “Enough is Enough”, pay our 11 months’ salary, “No more half salaries”, “Our members are dying”, “Help! Help! Save Our Soul EKSU is killing us”, “O to ge, pay our outstanding salary”.

Speaking with journalists during the protest on Monday, the President of Academic Staff Union of University cooperative society, Prof. Awe Ariyo alleged that a deduction gulping 1.8 billion was not remitted to the cooperative societies’ account making it difficult to access the loan.

Ariyo said the management of the institution has no regard workers’ welfare, saying life has been difficult in the last three years.