LAUTECH clinical lecturers begin indefinite strike over CONMESS
Moderator 
Due to the non-payment of their salaries under the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS), clinical lecturers at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso have gone on indefinite strike.
In a statement by their chairman, Dr. Ruth Ilori, and Secretary, Dr. Abraham Akinbola, the lecturers condemned the salary shortfall, describing it as unfair, discriminatory, and unjust.
According to them, the strike followed the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum issued by the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), southwest zone.
The MDCAN, South-West Zone had demanded full implementation of CONMESS for clinical lecturers.
They lamented that only universities in the southwest have refused to comply with CONMESS, leading to brain drain and setbacks in medical education within the region.
However, the lecturers called for the intervention of relevant stakeholders and warned that failure to address the issue could further destabilize Nigeria’s medical education system.
