Oyo State government has on Tuesday, debunked media reports alleging that it has sacked some protesting staff members of the state-owned The Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Saki (TOPS).
The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye, while making the clarification, said it is imperative in view of a “misinformation that the state government sacked 184 workers from the state-owned polytechnic for allegedly protesting against poor salary and working conditions.”
Olaleye noted that those whose appointments were reviewed were part-time staff, assuring that the affected persons would be reengaged under a clearer condition of service that would ensure they are paid per credit hours of teaching.
The Commissioner noted that the disengagement letter had clearly indicated that the part-time workers could re-apply under the new procedures.
Olaleye said: “It is mischievous for some opposition voices to launch out and claim that the state government, which has been busy clearing the rot left behind by the APC government in education and other sectors, would just terminate the appointment of 184 persons for the fun of it.”
“Those disengaged by the state-owned polytechnic are not full-time workers but part-time workers. And it should also be made clear that they will be reengaged under a clear condition of service that will ensure payment per credit hours of teaching,” he explained.
Emmanuel Ukoh
