The members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Lagos chapter have condemned the closure of the University following the orders of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. John Obafunwa.
It would be recalled that the management of the school last Monday asked students and staff to vacate the school premises with regard to the elections in the country.
But according to a statement released by the union the VC has no legal right to shut down the institution.
Excerpts of the statement read, “The union would like to state unequivocally that the open-ended recess announced for the sake of elections is not only unwarranted and disruptive to the academic calendar, it is equally illegal and therefore invalid as the vice-chancellor under the guise of the university management, has no authority within the LASU Laws to declare such.
“The shutting down of activities in the university, when other institutions are undertaking academic activities, is an act of impunity that will adversely affect our students – the main purpose for which the university exists.
