LASU Dean of student urges students to embrace PEACE!!

Prof. Kabir Akinyemi, the Dean of Students Affairs , Lagos
State University (LASU) yesterday urged students of the
institution to shun violence and embrace peace.
Akinyemi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an
interview Lagos that dialogue remained the best way of
solving problems.
He said it was unfortunate that some outsiders took
advantage of the Jan. 23 students’ protest in the university
to carry out the level of destruction done to property in the
institution.
Akinyemi said that the level of damage was beyond what
LASU students could carry out and urged them to always
adopt dialogue in resolving issues to avoid a recurrence of
such infiltration.
The dean noted said that improved security would also help
in preventing a repeat of such an incident.
Akinyemi also warned the operators of the university shuttle
buses to limit their operations to the university and its
environs.
He said it was an offence for shuttle buses with the
university’s name to ply major roads of the city.
“The management has written to appropriate authorities
such as the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority,
among others, to arrest and sanction offenders, “ he said.
On the hike in fees, Akinyemi urged the students to continue
to dialogue with the state government for a downward
review as it was beyond the university management.
He also called on parents and other stakeholders to
collaborate with the school management in molding the
character of the students, to make them good ambassadors.
The dean warned that the university would not tolerate
indiscipline among the students and any of them found
wanting would be sanctioned.
Akinyemi assured the final year students that the
management would do everything possible to mobilize them
for the Batch B set of the National Youth Service Corps
scheme in July.