Lecturers of the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED), Ijanikin, Lagos, on Monday protested against the non-payment of their over 17 months pension and non-payment of three years retirees benefits.
NAN reports that the lecturers held the protest at the Government House, Alausa.
There were reports that the lecturers also protested against non-payment of 18 months’ salary arrears and non-remittance of over N150 million deducted co-operative funds to their accounts.
The lecturers carried placards reading: “Fashola Pay Us Our Pension Arrears”, “Is It A Sin To Be Lecturers ?”.
Mr Abiodun Aremu, the Chairman of the Joint Action Front (JAF), the co-coordinator of the protest, told newsmen at the protest that their grievances also included poor funding of the institution.
Aremu added that they were also fighting against structural defect of the newly inaugurated College of Health Centre and attempt to reverse the retirement age from 65 years to 60 years.
“It is not right for government to ask lecturers to work without paying them their entitlements,” he said.
He added that the protest was not all about politics but a demand for the rights of the lecturers.