The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, said it has commenced “a total and indefinite strike action” over the Lagos State Government’s failure to implement the federal government-approved salary increment of 25 and 35 per cent for its members since January 2023.
The strike action began on 6 December, according to a statement by the ASUU-LASU Chairperson Ibrahim Bakare, a professor, and Secretary Sylvester Idowu. The statement is dated Sunday, 8 December.
“We note with dismay that this agreement has been implemented in all the federal universities and eighteen (18) state universities as of today,” the statement said.
The union said the declaration of the strike action conforms with the decision of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of all the staff unions in the university, adding that a letter has been sent to the vice-chancellor, Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, a professor, and the Lagos State Governor, Babajide…
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