Lagos State Government Tuesday,
affirmed that the indefinite closure of
Lagos State University, LASU,
following the crisis rocking the
institution will continue until the
unions, students and management
agree to maintain peace henceforth.
Special Adviser to the Governor on
Education, Fatai Olukoga, who made
the remarks at a news briefing in
Alausa, Ikeja, warned that
government would no longer tolerate
indiscipline on the parts of the
students, lecturers and other
stakeholders in the institution.
However, Olukoga said it is wrong for
the students and staff to demand for
the sack of Vice Chancellor of LASU,
since his appointment was based on
merit and due process.
He explained: “LASU was established
by law, which gave the management,
the governing council board to run
the university. When there is a
problem that they cannot resolve,
that is when it is brought to the
Governor for him to intervene. So
let’s get that clear. we don’t just
dabble into LASU crisis because we
have a statutory Governing Council
who are competent and capable to
handle matters of the University.
“The crisis in LASU is that, you
cannot dictate to your employer to
sack anybody. When they came that
they don’t want the Vice Chancellor,
we said, look, it is wrong for you to
say that we should send the VC
packing. That if you want to do
convocation or anything in LASU, you
must appoint an Acting VC.
“Imagine if you run a company by
yourself and somebody you
employed, wakes up one day and
says you should sack the MD, or
somebody who the CEO employed
and the person rose from the rank
and he got there because he’s a
unionist and then he got there and he
says sack the CEO. I think we have
to have a rethink.
“The problem of LASU is just
overbearance of our unions both the
lecturers, the management and the
students.
“ So the delay in opening the school
is the fault of LASU Union and
Students Union, unless they go back
and have a sense of reasoning
before the school will be reopened.”
The Special Adviser also said 19
Lecturers in LASU were found to have
questionable Doctorate degrees
noting 17 of them have been cleared
before a panel except the Chairman
LASU-Academic Staff Union of
Universities, ASUU, Chapter “who
decided to go to court.”
He also blamed the delay in the
reimbursement of hike in school fees
of LASU students on inconsistency
on the part of the management of the
institution.
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