LASU VC urges staff to be committed

•Says you’ll get your due without agitations

Lagos State University Vice Chancellor Prof.Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello has urged members of staff to develop a strong work ethic and be diligent.

She tasked them to be relentless in their duties and avoid lateness, indifference and lackadaisical attitude.

Mrs Olatunji-Bello spoke on Tuesday at the institution’s second interfaith New Year’s prayer on campus in Ojo, Lagos.

She said: “I urge you to develop a strong work ethics and to be diligent and committed to duties that have been entrusted to your care. We cannot as an institution condone lateness to work, laziness, lackadaisical attitude or tolerate indifference to our jobs and expect things to get better. There is a saying that ‘the way you treat other people’s work is the way you would treat yours.’ I want to implore you all not to relent in the discharge of your duties on the pretext that it is a government’s work. The law of life is ‘what a man sows, he would reap.’”

She said the New Year’s prayer was an opportunity to beseech God to strengthen the bond of love and unity among people of all faiths in the university, engender harmony in LASU community, and create a sense of common vision and purpose among staff and students.

Mrs Olatunji-Bello noted that her administration was committed to staff welfare.

“You will get what is due to you without first having to agitate for it. In addition, we shall ensure that you have a conducive working environment and be promoted as and when due. As many of you know, promotion interviews for eligible members of staff have been held in the last two weeks. The timely action of these promotion cases just speaks volume of our commitment to reward hardwork. This has been the case since the inception of this administration,” she said.

The VC stated that promises on payment of outstanding Earned Academic Allowance(EAA) were fulfilled, while cooperative deductions were consistently remitted.

She also said the institution paid salaries on or before 23rd of every month.

” We made history this year by paying, the highest amount as end of the year bonus, amongst several other welfare packages. Thankfully, it is gratifying that we are seeing results of all these commitments,” she added.

She enjoined lecturers to enhance their visibility by putting their works on the university’s website to strengthen the profile of LASU as a research-focused institution .

“I advise our colleagues to eshew unwholesome practices and lukewarm attitude that affect the quality of service delivery and to be eager to provide relevant data to department or division when requested for ranking purposes. I urge you to imbibe the value of teamwork in the discharge of your duties whenever the need arises, play your part in making LASU the very best. This is the least you can do for this institution,” she said.