By Monsuru Olowoopejo

lagos—Activities at the Lagos State University, LASU were yesterday paralysed by National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS. According to reports, efforts by the school’s security officials to prevent the students’ from shutting down activities in the school proved abortive. When Vanguard visited the school at about 3:30 pm, the gates were under lock,  as the students’ barricaded the entrance.

Vehicles of some people who  came to the school for banking or academic reasons were stopped from leaving the school premises. Banners were hanged at the gates by the students, stating their demands before the gate could be reopened.

Their demands were: “Immediate reopening of LASU Senate building, Resumption of full administrative work in LASU, No to holding of Senate meeting outside the school premises, No to victimization of LASU staffs, No to lock-out of LASU management and No to prolong semester.”

The students argued that the gates will not be reopened until the state governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode visit the school to address the challenges.

It was learned that the students’ resulted into the action after several meetings with the Vice Chancellor, Prof. John Obafunwa and the school unions-Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian University, SSANU and Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU to allow full academic activities commence in the school ended in deadlock.

Speaking on behalf of the students, the spokesperson for the LASU Student Union, LASU Mr. Fatai Adebanjo lamented that many who should have graduated from the school have been forced to spend extra years due to the continued face-off between the management and the unions. Nobody was ready to speak for the school authority.