The Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said Monday lecturers in the university are not on strike.
The union denied the news published by online media in a statement signed by its Chairman, Professor Babatunde Lawal and Secretary, Toyin Abegunrin. It described the news as a total falsehood which stakeholders should disregard.
According to the duo, members of the Union are carrying out teaching, research and community service as expected.
The ASUU leaders stated that although issues are bothering the welfare of their members, the union is taking up with the management.
Already tabled before the school management for urgent resolution are unpaid arrears of Earned Academic Allowances (EAA) and unpaid promotion arrears, among others.
While noting that the Union will follow up on the issues that bother the welfare of her members, Professors Lawal and Abegunrin urged the public not to disregard the news outlet’s publication.
“The leadership of the union is in the know of the news in circulation via an online outlet (NEWS CARRIER.NG), that the union is on strike. We wish to inform the general public that the news is not true and is a calculated attempt to falsify the union’s position at the branch. Members of ASUU in the branch are carrying out the three cardinal functions of academics (teaching, research and community service) unabated that some welfare matters (EAA, Promotion arrears among others) are still outstanding. These, however, had been forwarded to the university administration for urgent resolution., We, therefore submit that the news should be disregarded in totality.”
