LASU students Occupy Governor Fashola’s office

                              
Students of the Lagos State University stormed the office of Governor Babatunde Fashola in Alausa, Ikeja yesterday to protest the hike in school fees described as exorbitant and unacceptable by their leaders.
The students arrived the Governor’s office in over 10 buses including two BRT buses and camped outside the Governor’s office with sleeping mats, pots and pans.
Some of the female students immediately began to boil beans in front of the Governor’s office compound.
LASU Students’ Union Government President, Mr. Yusuf Temilola Nurudeen said the Governor “has violated Section 3(1) of the law that established the institution. The section states that the university should be made available for all people irrespective of their socio-economic background and status. Now, the governor has made LASU the university of the rich contrary to the law.”
Nurudeen demanded that Governor Fashola address them as he had tackled more mundane issues brought to him by protest.
“Ever since the university has been shut down, everything has turned upside down. Students are dropping from the university on daily basis. We decided not to engage the party leaders because the people in government do not understand any language. The only language they understand is protest.
“They have been promising that they will get back to us soon and very soon. Anything can be soon. So, we do not want to engage the leaders of the APC. We have resolved to fight this struggle by ourselves. We are a pressure group. We are a pressure group in the country. We can do this alone.
“We do not want any person to fight for us. We voted for Governor Fashola. We voted for all members of the state House of Assembly. As a result, we think he can help our situation. He has always promised us better rewarding future. How can we have a rewarding future without education?
“He has denied good education. He has neglected the law that created LASU. We wanted to go to court. We are not ready to leave here anytime soon until we hear something from the government. We have gone to Lagos Island. We have gone Ojota. We were at Oshodi last Tuesday.
“The police fired live bullets at us. The police manhandled us and arrested some of our colleagues. That is why we decided to come here today and tell the governor what is on our minds. The police called us to come and secure the release of our colleague,” the president explained.