I ordered TASCE lecturers’ arrest – Gov Abiodun admits
The Governor admitted that the five lecturers were arrested on his order because they disrupted the matriculation ceremony in the institution under the guise of protesting non-payment of their salaries and arrears.on September 11 before an Ogun State Magistrates Court for alleged robbery, assault and others.
Reacting in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST, one of the arraigned lecturers, Daniel Aborisade, said “Aborisade added that, “As of today, Dapo Abiodun government just paid half salary of only May and June 2019, he is yet to pay the balance of May and June and we have not received July and August as of Sunday, September 15.
“We were owed 57 months salary by OGD and Amosun administrations, Dapo Abiodun promised to pay us instrumentally, but nothing has been done on it. The allegations against us are not true.” But Abiodun, speaking at a function in Abeokuta yesterday said, “when I received information that the TASCE staff invaded the institution and caused a commotion at the matriculation venue, I promptly ordered their arrest by calling the CP. They said they kidnapped the provost.“My government will not tolerate nonsensical act. I didn’t arrest them for no reason.”
The governor also added that students of the college had already taken laws into their own hands by beating the lecturers before the arrival of security personnel.
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