The Lagos State University (LASU)
Barring a last-minute change, the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, may on Thursday, September 12, wield the big stick on six lecturers accused of unauthorised removal, retention and dissemination or publication of official confidential documents, sales of marks and receipt of financial inducements, among others.
PREMIUM TIMES has confirmed that the university’s Joint Council and Senate Disciplinary Committee headed by an external member of the council, Sunny Ajose, has submitted its report to the governing council for the final verdict.
The committee’s recommendation will form part of the council’s deliberation at its 122nd meeting when it reconvenes on Thursday.
Some of the affected lecturers are Anthony Dansu, Senior Lecturer, Department of Human Kinetics, Sports and Health Education; Adeolu Oyekan, Lecturer 1, Department of Philosophy, and Kemi Abodunrin-Shonibare, an associate professor, Department of African Languages, Literature and Communication Arts. The trio are the Secretary, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer of the university’s chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), respectively.
They are being probed for allegedly violating the university’s law against unauthorised possession and use of official documents.
Similarly, the union’s financial secretary, Hamzat Edu, a lecturer 1 at the Department of Islamic and International Law, has also been tried by the same disciplinary committee over allegation of divided loyalty to the institution.
Two other lecturers, Kehinde Coker, Lecturer 1, Department of Religions, and Olusegun Henry, lecturer 1, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, faculty of clinical sciences at the LASU College of Medicine, have also been tried over allegations of sales of marks and receipt of financial inducement, and absence from duty without permission, respectively.
Other cases pending before the committee but which report may not be available for council’s decision include those concerning members of the non-academic staff. They include the allegation of illegal collection of money and issuance of falsified transcript against Adegoke Adetutu, executive officer, Postgraduate School; allegation of serious misconduct against Adesola Ashafa, an administrative officer II at the academic staff establishment unit on the campus.
Other cases pending before the committee but which report may not be available for council’s decision include those concerning members of the non-academic staff. They include the allegation of illegal collection of money and issuance of falsified transcript against Adegoke Adetutu, executive officer, Postgraduate School; allegation of serious misconduct against Adesola Ashafa, an administrative officer II at the academic staff establishment unit on the campus.
