LASU Dismisses ASUU Bosses, 15 Academic & Non-Academic Staff

The Governing Council of Lagos State University (LASU), on Friday, confirmed e sack of 20 workers including the chairman and vice chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), LASU Chapter, for alleged misconduct.

This decision was taken by the Prof Adebayo Ninolowo-led governing council after a meeting on Thursday to ratify the recommendations of the joint council/senate committee.

Also, the Council reportedly demoted two workers – an academic and non-teaching staff, for allged misconduct.

However, the two main casualties of the decision are the ASUU-LASU chairman, Isaac Oyewunmi, who is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Human Kinetics, Sports and Health Education, and his vice, Adebowale Adeyemi-Suenu, who is the head, Department of History and International Studies, The Sun reports.

Part of the statement that pronounced their sacking reads:

“The Lagos State University Governing Council, at its meeting of Thursday September 7, 2017, dismissed 15 academic staff and two non-academic staff. The council also demoted one academic staff and one non-academic staff.’’

The sacking of the LASU – ASUU Chairman and Vice Chairman happened coincidentally at about the time striking university lecturers, who downed tools since August 14, have reached an agreement with the federal government to call off the strike within one week.