The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Chapter, has urged Governor Seyi Makinde to direct the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mojeed Olaide Liasu and Chairman of the Governing Council, Prof. Deji Omole, to pay seven years of Earned Academic Allowance (EAA) arrears owed academic members of staff of the institution.
Among other concerns, the union accused the leadership of the university of denying academics their due promotion arrears, which is capable of dampening their morale.
In a statement signed by its Chairman, Prof. Biodun Olaniran and Secretary, Toyin Abegunrin, yesterday, entitled: “LAUTECH Administration: A Slave Driver,” the union put the amount being owed members at over N5 billion.
The union said its members had lost confidence in the university administration, led by the acting Vice-Chancellor and the Deji Omole-led governing council, to pursue their welfare.
The Union urged the governor to immediately intervene before the situation degenerates into crisis in LAUTECH, saying: “It is rather unfortunate that the 2016 and 2017 avoidable crisis started because the then administration refused to address arrears of EAA. Apparently not learning from history, the current university administration and governing council are now toeing the same path.”
