Lagos State Lawmakers Interfere LASU Crisis

Lagos - The Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have summoned the Commissioner of Education, Mr. Yinka Oladunjoye, the management of the Lagos State University (LASU) and the Students Union Government over students’ protest.

 The Chairman of the House Committee on Education, Science and Technology, Mr. Wahab Alawiye-King brought the notice to the House at plenary on January 23, 2014, Thursday, under matter of urgent public importance.

Mr. Alawiye-King (APC-Lagos Island II), appealed to LASU authorities to reopen the portal for two days, to enable the students register for the examination, so as to halt the current crisis.
He said students were to commence the second semester examination two weeks after resumption, but without the necessary registration, no student could write the examination.
It would be noted that the issue generated a heated debate at the plenary, as the lawmakers saw the issue from different perspectives, which almost resulted in an open disagreement.
Mr. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, the Speaker, was compelled to call for a short adjournment to enable the legislators resolve the issue at a parliamentary session.
The Speaker later announced the decision of the lawmakers to invite the mentioned stakeholders to plenary, to brief the House.
It would be recalled that the students staged a peaceful protest on over the closure of the university’s portal by the authorities on January 22, 2014, Wednesday.
However, they went on the rampage on Thursday, disrupting the university’s second semester examination and destroying properties, as the alleged closure of the portal had deprived the students from registering for the second semester examination.