Lagos State University of Education

REPOSITIONING EPE DIVISION IN ANNEXING HER COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE IN THE UNFOLDING SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF LAGOS STATE BRINGINING ALL HANDS ON DECK.

By Olayinka kazeem olawale:

At the height of the controversy surrounding the location of the main campus of the proposed Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), between MOCOPED-Epe and AOCOED-Ijanikin. A conversation emanated between myself (Olayinka kazeem) and Mr Oluwakemi Hassan (Bashexy), a Senior Legislative Aides to Rep. Wale Raji, on what do we really want as a people and the need for a collaborative efforts among our leaders in the division to really deliver the dividend of democracy to our people across Epe division.

No doubt, youth unemployment is a major problem confronting the division now, despite the huge economic potential, as one of the most fastest growing economic area of the state. Hence, the need to find a lasting solution to issue of youth unemployment, restiveness and confrontational, a mist plenty economic potential of the division.

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One of the identified reason why we lost out in the negotiations of the location of the Lagos State University of Education LASUED main campus was lack of coordination between our major stakeholders in the division. Also is the lack of trust and passive domination of some particular area over the other in sharing of government positions and largess. A problem that have been hurting the division from the time past and still a major issue inhibiting the growth of Epe division.

The Lagos State University of Education LASUED, the upgrade of MOCOPED to a University status have been seen by many as symbol of growth in the division and so many reasons have been postulated on why the main campus must be in Epe.

Amongst reasons ascribed, is that natural Justice, base on premise that, is only natural to have the Lagos State University of Education main campus in Epe, since Badagry division has the main campus of Lagos State University, in Ojo local government. So it will be out of place for Epe to have the main campus now in the spirit of fairness and equity. Also, is the issue of land availability, it is agreed in some quarters that young MOCOPED still has more room for expansion and development than AOCOED. In similar vein, some have seen foreseeable problem of accessibility, given the problem of traffic congestion which is associated with that corridor of the Read More