The
senate has vowed to bring to an end the crisis bedeviling the Ladoke
Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) that led to the closure of
the institution for almost two years.
Speaking while receiving a
delegation led by the president of LAUTECH Alumni Association, Professor
Adewale Sunday, in Abuja, the President of the Senate, Dr Abubakar
Bukola Saraki, described the continuous closure of the school as
“pathetic and unacceptable.”
Saraki, in a statement by his
Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Mohammed Isa, reiterated the
commitment of the Senate to the quick resolution of the crisis.
“The
Senate is touched by the ongoing 2-year strike at LAUTECH. Now that we
have taken up this issue, we are not going to stop until action is
taken,” Saraki said. “In the past week, I have had the opportunity to
speak to the Minister of Education on the issue, and he has reassured me
that efforts are being made to bring representatives of both
governments together to resolve the ownership affair between the two
states.”
He added: “Additionally, we can argue from now until
tomorrow about the ownership of the University, however, all parties
concerned must know that the LAUTECH’s students and their parents are
the ones that are affected by this; hence, swift action must be taken.
“Moving
forward, we will continue to fight for the students of LAUTECH so that
soon, the doors of that university will be reopened.”
Saraki, who
commended the students for their patience and peaceful conduct, also
urged them to remain calm, as “there is light at the end of the tunnel.
We are on your side.”
Earlier, the Chairman of the Alumni,
Professor Sunday, urged the Federal Government, to as a short term
solution provide intervention fund to the institution for immediate
resumption of academic activities.
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He further urged the Federal
Government to initiate the process of resolving the ownership tussle of
the LAUTECH as permanent solution to the crisis.
Among the
delegation were representatives of the institution’s Academic Staff
Union of Universities (ASUU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities
(NASU) and the Students Union Government (SUG).
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Signed:
Mohammed Isa
Special Assistant (Public Affairs) to the President of the Senate
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