The Lagos State Government has actually pledged to deal with the needs behind the continuous strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in state-owned universities this week, as the industrial action entered its third week on Tuesday.
The union began the strike on September 15 after its 14-day demand to the government, released on August 31, ended without what it referred to as a satisfying resolution or a concrete dedication to resolve its needs.
The action has interrupted academic activities at Lagos State University, Lagos State University of Education and Lagos State University of Science and Innovation.
Talking to The PUNCH on Monday, the Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Tolani Sule, stated the federal government had actually agreed to carry out the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement and was waiting for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s approval for the release of funds.
Sule revealed that the monetary requirements for implementing the arrangement had actually been determined, with agents of the universities and personnel unions involved in the procedure.
He stated the government had actually held discussions with university managements and union agents as part of efforts to satisfy the agreement’s provisions.
According to the commissioner, the needed expenditure was not provided for in the state’s existing budget, making it needed to change allotments from some ministries, departments and firms to raise the funds.
He described that the government had actually informed the unions about the scale of the financial commitment and was working to identify resources for implementation.
Sule said the administration had actually made considerable progress which the outstanding action was securing the governor’s approval for the release of the funds.
He expressed confidence that the process would be completed before completion of the week, adding that the State Executive Council was scheduled to satisfy on Tuesday.
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The commissioner also kept that the government had been engaging with the unions and wanted scholastic staff in Lagos-owned universities to take advantage of the new arrangement.
ASUU, however, had actually implicated the state federal government of stopping working to initiate significant discussion before the due date it set for action ended. The union said it released a last caution on September 10, firmly insisting that the federal government might no longer remain quiet on its needs.
The union’s central need is the complete adoption and application of the December 2025 agreement in between the Federal Government and ASUU throughout all universities owned by Lagos State.
Its needs consist of the intro of the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance and the execution of essential welfare provisions for serving and retired scholastic staff.
ASUU has maintained that the strike will continue up until conversations produce an acceptable result and the state government officially embraces and carries out the pertinent arrangements of the contract.
The union has explained the commercial action as a “rescue mission for Lagos State education” and said it has the backing of its national leadership.
It included that its actions followed a series of interactions with university managements, governing councils and the state’s Visitor, before the 14-day ultimatum was provided.
ASUU has actually likewise attracted conventional rulers, spiritual leaders, alumni associations, civil society organisations and other stakeholders to support its demand for the implementation of the contract.
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THE PUNCH.