The Academic Staff Union of Universities , Lagos
State University Chapter , had yet to fully
comply with the indefinite strike declared by
the national body on Monday , a check on
Monday evening showed .
ASUU – LASU Chairman , Dr Isaac
Oyewunmi, said in Lagos in the early evening
that the chapter received the information on
the strike rather late .
Oyewunmi said the executive members of the
chapter would meet later on Monday, while a
congress would be summoned for Wednesday ,
to officially declare the strike in the university .
“ The strike has begun as directed by the ASUU
national body because it is not optional, but we
just want to tidy up one or two things before
complying fully .
“ Be assured that by Wednesday after our
congress , the chapter will comply 100 per cent
as directed and it will be total , comprehensive
and indefinite, ” he said .
Oyewunmi said the chapter was also using
Monday and Tuesday to do the needful and
notify the university management of the strike ,
as expected .
Meanwhile , activities in the campus were
normal , just as the ASUU strike coincided with
a lecture- free week for students , due to the
ongoing LASU Students Union week .
ASUU declared a total , comprehensive and
indefinite nationwide strike after the
association consulted with members at an
emergency National Executive Council meeting
held in Abuja on Aug . 12 .
The National President of the union , Dr Biodun
Ogunyemi , said that during the strike , there
shall be no teaching, no examination and no
attendance of statutory meetings of any kind in
any of the union ’ s branches across the country.
He said the strike was premised , among other
issues , on the non - implementation of the
Federal Government /ASUU agreement of 2009 .
( NAN )
