PHOTO: Lofa Supt Tamba Kamba (Left) engaging striking LCC staffers
By Tokpa Tarnue, tarnue82@gmail.com
Lofa County Superintendent, William Tamba Kamba at the weekend embarked on a mediation process between the Academic Staffers Association and the Administration of the Lofa County Community College, in the wake of their week-long go-slow action.
The initiative started on Friday, January 14, 2021.
The Academic Staff Association at the Lofa County Community College through its President, Varney Addey announced an indefinite go-slow action which began on Monday January 10, 2022.
The aggrieved staffers have placed the issue of salaries and other demands to the Administration to be addressed before they return to classes.
Superintendent Kamba during the engagement appealed to the staff to return to classes and administer the final exam while the negotiations continues.
He said, the current go slow action at the institution at the time where students are to be writing their exams is not healthy.
In response, the aggrieved staffers requested for 72hrs to come out with their decision to the Superintendent appeal to return to classes.
But the Lofa County Superintendent further requested the aggrieved staff to put aside their 72hrs to 48hrs but they insisted on ground that they have to meet with the rest of their colleagues, in order to come out with an official response which they noted will be in the interest all of the aggrieved academic staff.
As per the calendar of events of the institution, final exam is expected to start beginning Monday January 17, 2022.
Currently, all instructional activities on the campus are at a complete standstill.