Lagos State University Closed Down Indefinitely!

The Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo has been
closed down indefinitely following the inability of the
government to meet the demands of its staff union
including the Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian
Universities (SSANU) and National Academic Staff
Union (NASU).
Some of the demands of the staff unions include: the
appointment of an acting vice-chancellor to preside
over the convocation that would have been held last
week and right the wrong allegedly done by the Vice-
Chancellor, Prof. John Obafunwa's including the
victimisation of its members, withdrawal of
certificates of lecturers and abuse of due process by
the university's management.
The closure, according to reports, might not be
unconnected with the crises that had been rocking
the 30-year-old institution with the unions being at
loggerheads with the VC over several issues.
It had also passed a vote-of-no-confidence on him
several months ago. Last week, staff unions,
including the SSANU and NASU, had staged a mass
protest where Obafunwa was successfully booted
out.
During the protest at the institution's campus in Ojo,
Obafunwa, who gained entrance with the aid of
security officials, was chased out with sachet of
water thrown at him.