Expdonaloaded News; LASU lecturers to make up for lost 8 weeks

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Lagos State University (LASU) chapter have resolved to make sacrifice by ensuring their students regain the lost eight weeks due to the recess which disrupted academic activities for two months.

The decision to make the sacrifice for the sake of the students, especially final year ones, was taken at ASUU-LASU congress held on Monday to deliberate on the outcome of a meeting between the Governing Council and three staff unions.
Security was beefed up at the LASU Badagry Expressway Main gate with about eight police vans stationed there while one was spotted at Iba Expressway gate of the institution.
Expdonaloaded blog also gathered that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police through Area E Command invited the union leaders who insisted the invitation be made formal. ‘’We are expecting the letter from the police. The Vice Chancellor reported the unions to the commissioner. We are waiting for them’’, one of the union leaders told our Correspondent.
The ASUU-LASU chairman, Dr. Adekunle Idris, in a text message urged his colleagues o be on ground, reach their students through the heads of department and take attendance at every lecture taught.
He said: ‘’As resolved at congress, we must make up for the eight weeks already lost through the recess. Members should pay extra attention to final year students’’.
When our Correspondent visited the campus on Tuesday, lectures were held in the morning and others were on-going just as the ASUU-LASU boss confirmed that his members taught students.
Dr. Idris revealed that lectures took place at Faculties of Law, Management Science, Sciences, Arts and several others in various departments.post by expdonaloaded.blogspot.com..The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) LASU chapter, Mr. Saheed Oseni, said the campus is peaceful with members at their duty post and also confirmed that lectures have started as well as the presence of armed policemen at the two entrance gates leading to the university.
The chairmen of ASUU and SSANU disclosed that the three staff unions would meet with representatives of the Governing Council for the second time in an effort to find solution to the current crisis rocking the 31-year-old university.
Idris and Oseni also confirmed that the union leaders met on Sunday with some Obas from Ojo Local Government Council over the lingering crisis and wondered why the embattled VC, Prof John Obafunwa would be sending emissaries to them without doing the needful. Library
Admin Block 1 housing the offices of the VC, two deputy VCs, Registrar, Bursar and university Librarian remained under lock and key as vehicles were used to block roads leading to the building.
The staff unions confirmed that the VC and his management attempted to enter the office but security report did not favour the move forcing them to wait at a filling station close to the university with armed security personnel.