Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has scrapped all part time programmes run by the Lagos State University, LASU, with effect from the next academic session.
This has also resulted in the scrapping of satellite campuses being run by LASU across the state.
The state government said in a bid to reposition the institution, with effect from the next academic session, LASU will no longer run part time courses in any of its faculties.
There are over 20, 000 students running part time programmes in LASU Satellite campuses.
Fashola has already approved the cancellation of LASU’s part time programmes and abolition of the School of Part Time Studies as a way of streamlining its focus to enable it get through with accreditation of many of its courses.
He said the government was prepared to bring the school to a high standard of academic excellence and promised to do his best to make the institution fulfil the educational needs of its youths.
A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Otunba Fatai Olukoga, explained that the decision to cancel the part time programme of the school was based on the recommendation and decision of its Governing Council.
The governor further directed that the current admission exercise for the year 2010/2011 Academic Session should be the last as far as part time programme in the school was concerned, adding that all stakeholders, operators of the system, the students and the public in general should be duly informed of the new directives.
The statement further hinted that the decision was arrived at after due consideration of the report of a Visitation Panel set up by the governor to look into the academic and administrative activities of the school in the last 10 years and take a critical look into most of the activities in the school aimed at finding a lasting solution to the incessant crisis in LASU.
As a result of the academic crisis in the school, the National Universities Commission, NUC, last year withdrew the accreditation of nine courses being run by the institution, while the state government had been trying to reposition the school.
The crisis in the school led to the sack of its former Vice Chancellor, Prof. Lateef Hussain and the appointment of a new Vice Chancellor to run the affairs of the school.
The visitation panel set up by the governor to look into the finances and other activities of the school submitted its report last year.
This informed the new move by Fashola to reposition the institution and move it to greater heights.
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The step taken by the Lagos State Governor to scrap the state owned university part time programme is ideal and necessary for its academic excellence and progress. However, more steps are expected to be taken to drive the institution to the greater heights. Above all, LASU needs competent, qualified, committed, dedicated and God fearing lecturers in all its faculties for sound academic delivery without compromise. And again, the environment must be serene and conducive for teaching and learning for both the students and the staff (teaching and non teaching staff). Finally, LASU part time programme needs to be re-established in the future in a centralised manner with professional ethics and integrity.
Moruf, You are right about that.
What is govt plan for the present students? Are they going to be taken to the main campus or what is going to happen to them? What about the release of results of past graduates especially the post graduates graaduates. When are they going to release the results?
Its like Lagos State Govt is confused.
The students will be moved to the main campus
please the authority of lasu external system should hasten the release of final results of graduating students to enable these graduates do something with the results obtained.
Pls what we happen 2 present student…exam is on d way.
Well that a great idea, but looking @ it again from another perspective are they going to take all students down to the main campus . Cuz am still confused there … Due to the fact that am also a student there.
taking into consideration d statement dat, all satelite campuses have also been scraped. does it mean dat, all d part time students will b taken to d main campus? d authority should start talking to us&starts answering some of d many questions at hand
So bussinessmen nd women,older people,married couples should sit 4 jamb nd attend full time lectures. This absolute rubbish,nonsense nd balderdash
Wel, I must say its convincing, because it wont be easy for them.
so what will happen to the present student running the programme? will we have to go all the way to ojo for our lectures?
The action of gov.babatunde fashola is a G???????????????d????? one but i believe there should be a way out for the current student on the system, because it wouldn’t be a G?????o???ø????d????? idea for all the student to be scrap out of the system just like that, what about all the effort they have put on for the past years just to met up with the fees, the time. Please, governor babatunde fashola let be a fair hearing to these issues on ground S??????????? as for the current student on system to round up their program, all the students in external campuses are very bittered about delayed and the time wasting, please, i believe something can be done about it for the students to know a way forward, please, ??????? all need proper answer to our question now. i will be very greatful if gov. Babatunde fashola find remedy to these issues now, ??????? are all tired of sitting at home.