Academic and non-academic activities will be grounded at state-owned tertiary institutions in Oyo State starting today, as members of staff under the aegis of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Trade Unions embark on a three-day warning strike.

The strike, which began yesterday, May 29, 2024, and is ends tomorrow, May 31, 2024, is intended to press home the workers’ demands.

The JAC, which includes the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics (SSANIP), Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), and Senior Staff Union of Colleges of Education in Nigeria (SSUCOEN), represents members of staff from The Polytechnic, Ibadan; The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki; Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa; Oyo State College of Education), Lanlate, and Oyo State College of Agricultural Technology, Igboora.

In a statement signed by JAC Secretary, Akin Adekanbi, the unions noted that the strike was necessitated by exhaustive discussions and numerous deadlines issued to the Oyo State Government through the Ministry of Education, with no substantive resolutions achieved.

The unions, therefore, urged Governor Seyi Makinde to intervene and ensure immediate resolution of the issues in the interest of the tertiary education sector.