ASUU) began an indefinite industrial action over similar demands. lasu

Administrative activities at the Lagos State
University (LASU) was paralysed yesterday
as the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian
Universities (SSANU) began an indefinite
strike to press home the implementation of its

demands.
The SSANU strike is coming barely one week
after the university’s branch of Academic
Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) began an
indefinite industrial action over similar
demands.
The decision to commence the strike was
taken at a congress held last Friday after the
one week ultimatum issued the governing
council and the university management to
implement the union’s three demands had
expired.
The Chairman of SSANU LASU, Mr. Oseni
Saheed, said congress took the decision to
embark on an indefinite strike after it waited
in vain for a committee set up by the state
government to look into the contentious
issues and the management to implement
their demands.
According to him, at the Friday congress,
members voted overwhelming to begin the
strike the same day but it was later resolved
to commence the industrial action yesterday
to enable the association write the
management officially.
He words: “SSANU LASU at its congress held
on Friday, May 23, 2014 resolved to
commence its suspended strike from
Monday, May 26, based on the failure of the
university management and the state
government to meet our demands.’’
The SSANU boss listed the demands to
include the reversal of the outrageous school
fees imposed on the students, refusal to
promote qualified members of staff in the
2011/2012 promotion exercise, outstanding
promotion exercise for 2012/2013 and the
non-implementation of the retirement age for
non-teaching staff as approved by the
Federal Government.
Saheed told Daily Sun that administrative
activities on campus had been grounded
including the Health Centre and vowed that
no amount of threat would deter its members
from the ongoing strike.
He said due process was followed in
declaring the strike as its members waited
for over three months after the meeting with
the committee set up by the state news sourcesun.
government.