Posted in: News Osun Assembly okays increased retirement age for lecturers By Gbenga Faturoti Correspondent, Osogbo Relief may have come the way of teachers and non-teaching staff in the tertiary institutions owned by Osun State Government regarding their retirement age. This is because the state House of Assembly has passed the bill seeking the extension of their retirement age from 60 to 65 years. It would be recalled that teaching and non-teaching staff of tertiary institutions owned by the state government embarked on strike in February 2014, demanding extension of their retirement age from 60 to 65 years, as well as full implementation of their contributory pension scheme, among others. The affected institutions are Osun State Polytechnic, Iree; Osun State College of Technology (OSCOTECH), Esa-Oke; Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun and Osun State College of Education, Ilesa. While deliberating on the bill at the floor of the Assembly, Timothy Owoeye, Leader of the House, moved the motion after it had passed through the necessary committees of the House and necessary amendment were made from clauses one to four. The Speaker, Najeem Salaam, was optimistic that the passage of the bill would resolve the crisis between the staff of the tertiary institutions and the government. “By the passage of this bill, I think we have resolved the issue of the retirement age that has been a contention in our tertiary institutions. “I believe with this exercise that we have done, the teaching and non-teaching staff would return to work. “If there is any other agitation, I think that can be resolved when they resume work, at least, for the sake of our children who have been at home and wasted time on their academic pursuit”, he said. The speaker said the house gave the bill the required accelerated hearing because the government was not comfortable with the strike action.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 05:09:02 +0000
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