Salary Arrears: Lagos State Seek Solution To LASPOTECH Crisis

The Lagos State Government has initiated steps to find a lasting solution to the crisis rocking the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) so as to enable resumption of academic activities.

It will be recalled that the three Staff Unions of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP) and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) embarked on an Industrial Action basically on the issue of CONTISS 15 Migration for Staff on CONTISS 11 and below through a Circular from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).
Deputy Registrar (Information and Public Relations), of the institution, Mr. Olanrewaju Kuye in a statement, said the issue was being handled by the state government, appealing to the unions to call off the strike to enable resolution of their grievances.
“The position of the State Government as contained in a letter dated 31st May, 2017 was communicated to the Unions through the Governing Council of the Polytechnic where the Government appealed for more time to be able to address the issue holistically.
Unfortunately, the Government’s position did not go down well with the Unions as they wanted the issue resolved on or before Monday 5th June, 2017.
As a result of these conflicting positions the Unions decided to embark on a fresh indefinite strike action,” Kuye said.
Talking about the recent clash between soldiers and students of the institution, Kuye said that the fresh strike infuriated the students who mobilized themselves to demand for immediate continuation of lectures.
He said the students in the course of their agitation, had a face–off with soldiers who were on their routine patrol assignment along the road. Kuye said despite efforts being made, the Unions are still resolute to continue with their indefinite strike action.
Kuye said despite the efforts being made so far, the Staff Unions are still resolute to continue with their indefinite strike action.
He said the Management of the Institution is appealing to all the Staff Unions to be patient and call off the on-going strike so as to allow Government to fully address the issue as requested.