LASUSTECH Lecturers Protest Delayed August Salaries Amid Management Dispute

Lecturers at the Lagos State University of Science and Technology are demanding the release of their delayed August salaries, accusing the institution management of unfairly withholding their earnings. The academic staff have expressed frustration over the unpaid wages, targeting their criticism at the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Olumuyiwa Odusanya, for failing to disburse payments despite the lecturers remaining on duty.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, aggrieved teaching staff accused Prof Odusanya of making a unilateral decision to hold back salaries without authorization from the Lagos State Government. The lecturers noted that while non-academic staff at the university have been on strike, academic personnel have continued to fulfill their duties and should be compensated accordingly.

To support their claims, the teaching staff pointed to other state-owned tertiary institutions, such as Lagos State University and the Lagos State University of Education. They highlighted that workers at those institutions received their August salaries on time, even though their respective non-academic staff unions were also participating in industrial action. The lecturers emphasized that the Lagos State Government has not issued any directive instructing LASUSTECH management to stop salary disbursements.

In response to the accusations, the LASUSTECH Director of Information, Lanre Kuye, refuted claims that the university leadership is intentionally withholding funds. Kuye explained that the delay is entirely procedural, caused by an ongoing three-week strike involving the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities.

According to Kuye, the employees responsible for preparing and processing payroll accounts belong to the striking unions, leaving no administrative staff available to compute the August payments. He stressed that the Lagos State Government has fulfilled its financial obligations to the university, but payroll processing remains halted until staff return to work.

Kuye further clarified that Vice-Chancellor Odusanya, who is a medical doctor by profession, does not have the capacity to prepare payroll accounts independently. The university spokesman urged the striking non-academic unions to suspend their industrial action so administrative operations can resume, assuring lecturers that August salaries will be processed immediately once payroll officers return to their desks.

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