Salary arrears: Lagos wades into LASPOTECH crisis

…Management Appeals To Staff Unions To Call Off Strike

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.

The three Staff Unions of the Polytechnic, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Polytechnics (SSANIP) and Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) embarked on strike over 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.

According to Kuye, the Polytechnic commenced the implementation of the scheme in October 2016 as directed by the Office of the Special Adviser on Education (OSAE) in order to ensure industrial peace and harmony in the Institution during the strike action embarked upon by the Staff Unions of the Polytechnic on October 20, 2016.

Explaining 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 confrontation 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.