. Senate meeting, convocation Coconut festival fail to hold



By GABRIEL DIKE

Protesting workers of the Lagos State University (LASU) on Monday chased out the Vice Chancellor, Prof John Obafunwa and his principal officers thus paralysing academic and administrative activities on campus.

The protest started around 7.45am as the angry workers locked the Main gate on Badagry Expressway and Iba gate despite the presence of policemen from Ojo and Iba Police Station as well as the Campus Marshall.

As early as 7.30am, leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non Academic Staff (NASU) mobilized members for the protest.

The angry workers who used vehicles and buses to block the two gates song anti Obafunwa songs while laying siege at the event of the Coconut Breaking Festival which is part of the convocation ceremony.

At about 9.55am, the VC, Prof Obafunwa and other principal officers were escorted into the main campus by armed policemen and the protesting workers followed him and others chanting anti Obafunwa songs.

At Block 1 which houses the VC and other principal officers’ offices, the protesting workers blocked the entrance and prevented him and others from gaining entrance thus forcing Prof Obafunwa to address the angry staff who rebuffed him.

The protest took another dimension when the protesting staff stoned the VC and other principal officers with Sachet water continuously forcing the policemen and campus marshal to hurriedly escort him and others out of the area.

When the protest became tensed, because the situation was becoming uncontrollable, the policemen and the campus at 11.10am were forced again to escort Obafunwa and other principal officers out of the campus through the Iba gate.

As Obafunwa and the principal officers made to escape the protesting workers wrath, more sachet water was thrown at his direction. He entered his official car at the other side of the road and was escorted by policemen.

The protesting staff after the VC exist stormed the offices of the Director, External System, Prof O.T.F. Abannikadan, Dean, Students of Affairs, Prof Kabir Akinyemi and one other Prof at the Science Department but met their absence.

Aside the VC, other principal officers chased out of the campus include, two of his deputies, Prof Sena Barkr and Prof Fedelis Njokuoma, Bursar and Librarian.

ASUU-LASU chairman, Dr. Adekunle Idris, SSANU-LASU chairman, Saheed Oseni and NASU-LASU, Albert Agosu, told our Correspondent that the protest is against bad leadership, victimization of staff, non payment of outstanding salary arrears, violation of due process, destroying staff image in the papers, withdrawal of PhD certificates, denial of letters for elected Governing Council and Senate members.

The NASU chairman revealed that the management was given 31-day ultimatum which expired yesterday (Sunday) thus members are aggrieved and decided to join forces with other staff unions on campus to stage the protest to draw the state government attention.

The LASU workers protest stalled the holding of the Senate meeting scheduled for Monday (yesterday) to elect new deputy VC (academic).

While the Coconut Breaking Festival as part of the convocation ceremony also billed to hold same day at the Main gate (Badagry Expressway) could not hold as the workers used buses to block the Canopies erected for the event.


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Lol! Coup in university Nigeria style ... I am sure they were chased out because of corruption.

APC

Smdh

Great..just how Nigerians would do the needful on March 28.

How can the VC pay up when lagos fund belongs to tinubu.Tinubu the asiwaju of corruption owes lagos.Every fund from lagos belongs to him.He must gather enough money to satisfy his unending greediness before the workers are paid.If their is shortage of funds the workers can go on strike or kick out their VC

The VC on the other hand is a terrible adminstrator the protest was against bad leadership,non payment of outstanding salaries, victimization of staff,violation of due process,destroying staff image in the papers,withdrawal of PhD certificates, denial of letters or elected Governing Council and Senate members.They are not financially related but reeks of adminstaive incomptence

He should be kicked out if the allegation are true.

they are getting the reward of voting apc.
no salary - all the money is for tinubu

How will they pay your allowances when Tinubu is insatiable

Lagosians should vote in Jimi Agbaje to emancipate the once beautiful city from the strongholds of a drug dealer and restore fruitful education to our tomorrow's leaders

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Chei.....Tinubu has finished that state.

Funny

D people's mandate should go

nice move, serves as a warning to other corrupt leaders in other government parastatals.

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They have joined Doctors who are on strike too, anyway Jimi Agbaje is coming to rescue you people soon, just hang in there.

No its GEJ fault, he has refuse to pay them I wil confirm well 4rm #fasholathejoker and get back to u pple whose fault it s

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The protest took another dimension when the protesting staff stoned the VC and other principal officers with Sachet water continuously forcing the policemen and campus marshal to hurriedly escort him and others out of the area.

VÉry Serious

See as people just dey book space abeg!

Make me join una joor!


Proudly NABS!!

Tinubu is definitely a bastard

Gej till 2019

I hope the clueless vagabond who's leading us accidentally has not rained our stolen dollars on those folks....Buhari till the drunken fisherman goes for a liver test!!!!!

tit:
they are getting the reward of voting apc.
no salary - all the money is for tinubu

Shame on you.
What has your PDPïg Governors achieved in 8 years?
Has PDPïg given you your dream job?
You are still the jobless wawa i know for the last 6 years...

Lecturers

When the head is sick....

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I v nt for once supported ds present administration of LASU. Bad governance, terrific government.

We realy live in a crazy world.

I smh for the type of politics we're playing in Nigeria

Lecturers being forced to behave like students on aluta because of bad leadership.
Pls don't blame Goodluck for this o.