Osun State Assures Indigenes Of Job Security After Ceding LAUTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

The Osun State Government, on Saturday, assured indigenes of the state that the ceding of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, to Oyo State would not threaten their jobs.

In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, the state government said that there will be no intimidation or discrimination against them in the discharge of their duties.

“All workers of Osun extraction either in the College of Health Sciences and LAUTECH ceded to Osun or those in Ogbomoso are assured of job security. There will be no intimidation or discrimination against them in the discharge of their duties,” the statement partly read.

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“The agreement states that indigenes of Oyo and Osun State working in either of the two entities will retain all their rights and obligations stipulated in their letters of engagements, therefore the State Government of Osun wishes to inform citizens that there is no need to fret about the dissolution, as all workers of Osun extraction are assured of the security of their jobs.”

The statement also noted that students from Osun State will not be subjected to fees or admission differentials.

“They will pay the same tuition fees as their Oyo counterparts,” it added.

It enjoined indigenes to continue to cooperate with the government to develop the institutions.