.It was jubilations galore at the 19th convocation ceremony of the Lagos State University (LASU) as Governor Babatunde Fashola and visitor to the institution announced the reduction of the school fees to the old rate of N25,000.
Governor Fashola made the announcement at the second day of LASU convocation ceremony for the award of higher degrees which triggered jubilations among students and staff who chanting songs in praise of the governor.
The convocation however was nearly marred by protesting members the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Students Union over their unpaid salaries for June and July, arrest of about ten SSANU members during the protest as well as injury sustained by a student when police shot teargas at the protesting unions.
Fashola told the gathering that he has liaised with the State Executive Council on LASU school fees and has approved the reversal to the old fees of N25,000. Recalled that on June 11, 2014, the governor had announced the reduction of the fees by 34 t0 60 per cent which was rejected by the students and even the staff unions.
There were spontaneous jubilations by the students led by their President, Nurudeen Yusuf while SSANU and NASU members later joined in the celebration as they showered praises on Governor Fashola for listening to their agitation for further reduction in the school fees.
As soon as the announcement was made, the students union President, Yusuf rushed out from the convocation hall and was mobbed by his colleagues who carried him high for leading them to victory.
When the governor came out from the New Auditorium, venue of the convocation, the students and staff began another round of jubilations as they stood in front his convoy dancing and celebrating the reversal of the school fees.
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