ASUU-LASU announces an indefinite strike.

The Lagos State University Ojo chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has initiated a complete and indefinite strike to protest because its members have not received the 25–35 percent pay increase approved by the federal government since January 2023.

The union protested that the agreement had been implemented “as of this moment” in all 18 state institutions and all federal universities in a statement issued yesterday and signed by ASUU-LASU Secretary Dr. Sylvester Idowu and Chairman Prof. Ibrahim Bakare.

Employees at Lagos State University of Science and Technology and Lagos State University of Education were paid more than those at LASU long before they were promoted to university status, according to the statement, which was another factor in the strike’s announcement.

The union demanded that the pay differences in the three institutions be equalized.

“But implementation has remained a pipe dream,” it said, referring to the study that was submitted by the government-appointed committee that was assigned to offer suggestions to unify compensation.

While the state government and the institution were working to fix the situation, ASUU-LASU advised students to show a high level of maturity, unity, and understanding in the matter.

It urged students to ignore a statement signed by the public relations officer and president of the LASU Students’ Union on December 7, 2024, stating that classes are still held at LASU despite the SSANU and NASU strikes.

“A letter to this effect, jointly signed by all the staff unions at LASU, has been sent not only to the Vice Chancellor but also to Mr. Governor, who is visiting our university,” the union continued. “The announcement of the strike by ASUU-LASU is following the decision of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of all the workers’ unions in the university.”

Source: The Nation