Governor Akinwunmi Ambode
Fatai stated that Ambode should step into the matter to save the situation.
The LASU students’ spokesperson noted that the union supports the protest by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Zone D, which was held on August 20, 2015.
Fatai stressed that the protest at the Ojo campus of LASU, during which its gate was barricaded for hours, was not aimed at attacking the staff unions or anyone else.
“NANS intervened to call on the governor for an action, and not to attack the staff unions. So, their action should not be misinterpreted.
“LASUSU is a sister union under the umbrella of NANS Zone D, including 21 other institutions within the geographical location. So, its intervention to lift our plight was just.
“The crisis in LASU has been on ground for the past six months, while the governor assumed office three months now. The students, therefore, expect the governor to take a decision to end the rift,’’ he said.
Fatai further stressed that the union was not interested in the removal or reinstatement of the vice-chancellor, John Obafunwa.
“All we want is the re-opening of the Senate chambers and the administrative block, as the continuous lock of the building was affecting the students both academically and administratively.
“Presently, the 100 Level Law students had not been enrolled because the documents for their accreditation had been locked in the administrative block.
“There are also cases of mass failure in all the departments because the Senate could not sit on students results,” he said.
Fatai said that the state government, through Idiat Adebule, the deputy governor, intervened to stop the August 20 protest and invited the union for discussions to resolve the crisis. In Fatai’s opinion the invitation shows that the protest had begun to bring positive results.
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