The Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Chapter, has announced that the College of Health Sciences remains completely shut down as its indefinite strike enters the 26th day.
In a statement signed by its President, Prof. Michael Adeyemi Olamoyegun, and Acting Secretary, Dr. Ayobami Oyetunji Alabi, NAMDA said the industrial action was necessitated by the University Management’s refusal to implement the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) and settle arrears owed medical lecturers since January 2025.
The association explained that despite submitting detailed modalities, holding multiple meetings, and providing documentary evidence to support its demands, the management has failed to take decisive steps beyond making promises.
“This deliberate delay is wasting the destiny of our students, whose medical education and clinical training have been put on hold. The responsibility for this disruption lies squarely with the University Management, whose continuous neglect undermines not only staff welfare but also the future of the medical profession in Oyo State and Nigeria at large,” the statement read.
The association stressed that medical academics had demonstrated “restraint, loyalty, and goodwill for years,” but their patience had been rewarded with silence and neglect. It vowed not to suspend the strike until its demands are fully met.
NAMDA insisted on three key conditions: full implementation of CONMESS for all medical lecturers, immediate payment of arrears from January 2025, and improved respect and recognition for medical lecturers in the institution.
While reaffirming its readiness for genuine dialogue, the group maintained that only concrete action, not “empty promises,” would end the crisis. It noted that all academic and clinical services across the Faculties of Basic Medical Sciences, Basic Clinical Sciences, and Clinical Sciences remain suspended indefinitely.
The association also appealed to the Oyo State Government, LAUTECH’s Governing Council, and other stakeholders to intervene urgently “to prevent further waste of student careers and restore dignity, justice, and fairness in the system.”
“No retreat, no surrender,” the statement concluded.
