BAMSA LASU

June 3rd

The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities
(ASUU), Lagos State University (LASU) chapter, Dr.
Adekunle Idris has accused the institution’s management
of planning to attack him with cultists.
Idris, who is at the forefront of calls that Professor John
Obafunwa be replaced as Vice Chancellor of the institution.
He told Daily Independent that the LASU management and a
former ASUU-LASU Treasurer suspended for anti-union
activities, Dr. Tajudeen Abayomi Olumoko , are after him.
"The news of my planned attack is all over the campus,"
Idris said.
"Several staff called me to be careful of my movement and
that the university management and Dr. Olumoko are
planning to use cult guys to attack me."
He said the threat has forced him to flee for his life.
"So, I have taken the advice of my family, colleagues and
friend, I have gone into hiding for now."
But Dr Olumoko has since denied the allegations in a
telephone interview with Daily Independent , saying the
ASUU boss' accusation is mere 'character assassination.
"It is pure character assassination. It is funny. It is not
possible; management cannot use me for that. I know what
is good," he said.
"I am a PhD holder of long standing, the management
cannot use me for that purpose.
The alleged planned attack, if true, could be related to his
campaign against Obafunwa which is supported by ASUU, ,
Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU)
and Non-Academic Staff of Universities (NASU).
Already, the crisis has caused the indefinite postponement
of the institution's 20th convocation ceremony and the
shutdown of the institution without a resumption date » .
It will be recalled that the national leadership of the
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), through its
Treasurer, Dr. Ademola Aremu, said Professor John
Obafunwa, caused the crisis that is threatening his
position at the helms of affairs » of the institution.
"The issues in LASU were caused by the VC who believes
that he knows and can do everything on his own," Aremu
had said.
"The VC is governing that university with impunity.
"We had approached him before it got to this level and we
had tried to talk to him and make him see reasons that in a
university, there are due processes that one has to follow.
In mid-March, workers pelted Obafunwa out of the
institution » with ‘pure water’ sachets and demanded an
acting VC from Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola.