ASUU/LASU Restate No Lectures Until Govt Meets Demands

The chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos State University (LASU) chapter, Dr. Adekunle Idris has insisted the lecturers will continue to boycott lectures until government meets the union’s demands and conditions for the suspension of the strike. He disclosed this to LEADERSHIP while reacting to the decision of the LASU management to return the excess tuition fees paid by the students after reduction of 34-60 percent. “There is no big deal in what the management has done but our own demands must be met and we will not lecture. There are other things students can engage themselves with on campus”, he added. It would be recalled that the Lagos State University announced its plan to refund over N69 million arising from the state government’s reduction of school fees to all students who had paid for the 2013/ 2014 academic session. During consideration, the management of the university had noted the directive of the governing council that all payments in excess of the new approved school fees regime should be refunded to students. It stated that “in compliance to this directive, the bursary department has been charged to commence the compilation of the list of affected students, the amount involved and to proffer an appropriate mode of refund. “After an extensive deliberation on the refund, the university authority concluded that refunds will be made to students by cheques and the comprehensive list of the beneficiaries, the amount to be refunded to each student will be uploaded on the university website, while roster for the distribution of the cheques to beneficiaries will be made available in due course”. The vice chancellor, Prof. John Oladapo Obafunwa commended the state government’s efforts in repositioning the university for excellence and assured the students, as well as the university community would reciprocate the noble gesture by contributing their quota to the upliftment of the institution.   The chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Lagos State University (LASU) chapter, Dr. Adekunle Idris has insisted the lecturers will continue to boycott lectures until government meets the union’s demands and conditions for the suspension of the strike. He disclosed this to LEADERSHIP while reacting to the decision of the LASU management to return the excess tuition fees paid by the students after reduction of 34-60 percent. “There is no big deal in what the management has done but our own demands must be met and we will not lecture. There are other things students can engage themselves with on campus”, he added. It would be recalled that the Lagos State University announced its plan to refund over N69 million arising from the state government’s reduction of school fees to all students who had paid for the 2013/ 2014 academic session. During consideration, the management of the university had noted the directive of the governing council that all payments in excess of the new approved school fees regime should be refunded to students. It stated that “in compliance to this directive, the bursary department has been charged to commence the compilation of the list of affected students, the amount involved and to proffer an appropriate mode of refund. “After an extensive deliberation on the refund, the university authority concluded that refunds will be made to students by cheques and the comprehensive list of the beneficiaries, the amount to be refunded to each student will be uploaded on the university website, while roster for the distribution of the cheques to beneficiaries will be made available in due course”. The vice chancellor, Prof. John Oladapo Obafunwa commended the state government’s efforts in repositioning the university for excellence and assured the students, as well as the university community would reciprocate the noble gesture by contributing their quota to the upliftment of the institution