LASU Students Block Off Gov. Fashola's Office Protesting Massive Exam Failure!

LASU Students Block Off Gov. Fashola's Office Protesting Massive Exam Failure!

      Activities at the office of the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola,

 were yesterday paralyzed by students of Lagos State University

 External System,LASUES, over alleged fraudulent practices by the school 

authorities and mass failure by the students.
This came barely a month after Fashola reversed the tuition fee for the students 

to N25,000. However, the external system students were excluded from the fees cut.

The students defied the scorching sun to storm Alausa secretariat office of the 

governor at about 10.00 am and barricaded the entrance, demanding that

 Governor Fashola meet their demands before they would vacate the premises.
Vehicles that approached the governor’s office during the period were forced to

 turn back.

The students, who were armed with placards, some of which read: ‘APC government 

has failed us’; ‘Lack of proper academic calendar, missing scripts and withheld results

, increment in tuition and poor management, Fashola please save us’.

The students said in three years, LASUEShad only conducted three examinations

 which the protesters said was not in tune with global practices in education.
According to them, “students who gained admission into the system in 2008/2009 are

 still in 500 level, first semester when their five-year academic studies should have ended

 in 2012.

“Also, thousands of 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 set do not have admission letters but they

 pay their tuition fees yearly.
“Thousands of LASUESstudents pay for their identity cards yearly but they are not given.

 We have written several letters to the Vice Chancellor, Professor John Obafunwaand the 

Director of LASUES, Professor Abanikanda but they have turned deaf ears to our complains.’’

The students in addition demanded reduction in tuition fee from N68,700 to N38,700 for

 500 level, and N75,700 to N45,700 for students in 400 level and N95,700 to N65,700 for 

those in 300 level.
According to them, less than five per cent of the cumulative 40,000 students record passes 

each time they sit for examinations.

Identity card
Speaking on behalf of the students, Mr. Abolaji Azeez, the Speaker of the Student 

Representatives Council, LASUES, lamented that over seven of his courses were still 

missing, noting: “I do not have identity card to show that I am a student of the institution

. And I pay yearly for the issuance of the card.”

Another student, Miss Omobolanle Bakare, a 500 level student, said:

 “I am yet to see my 100 level result despite paying N110,000 as tuition.

 It is annoying that four years after, the school could not say where my results are.

 So, I cannot calculate my Cumulative Grade Point Average, CGPA.”

Mr. Justice Okosun said: “It is only in LASU that one writes exams without knowing

 the lecturer which is abnormal.”

Efforts by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Youths and Students Affairs, 

Mr. Hakeem Animashaunto pacify the protesting students proved abortive as they

 demanded to speak with the governor.