Again, group urges LASU to reinstate dismissed lecturers

Lagos State University entrance gate

Some members of the Ikoga-Zebbe community in Badagry, Lagos State, have called on the state government and the newly inaugurated 11th Governing Council of Lagos State University to reinstate five lecturers dismissed between 2017 and 2019.

Their appeal was contained in a letter to the new council chairman, jointly signed by James Avoseh, Mayowa Adejobi, Tinka Gabriel, Francis Avoseh, Medemaku Noah, Ademola Bakoh, and Mayowa Adejobi, and made available to PUNCH Metro on Wednesday.

The affected officials, who include Isaac Oyewumi (chairman), Adebowale Adeyemi-Suenu (vice chairman), Dr Tony Dansu (secretary), Adeolu Oyekan (assistant secretary), and Oluwakemi Aboderin-Shonibare (treasurer), were dismissed for unauthorised handling of confidential documents.

The aggrieved lecturers had denied the allegations, and an appeal committee later cleared and reinstated them, but the reinstatement has remained unimplemented.

While congratulating the new council, the group stated, “We believe Providence has brought you to this position so that you can resolve this lingering issue that has unjustly impacted the lives of those affected for so long.”

They accused the university of selective justice, alleging that other staff involved in more serious misconduct had been reinstated through political influence.

“Why are the cases of Dr Tony Dansu and the other four ASUU officers receiving this unjust treatment?” they asked.

The group stated they had held rallies, issued statements, and written multiple letters demanding the lifting of a “reported embargo” preventing the implementation of the Governing Council’s February 23, 2022, resolution to reverse the dismissals.

They noted that although the LASU Appeals Committee—chaired by the current council chairman—recommended formalising the reinstatement in July 2025, “about five months after this decision, we are yet to see any positive result.”

The group also revealed that the affected lecturers had agreed to voluntarily withdraw their services from the university once reinstated and fully compensated, calling it “an unnecessary sacrifice forced on innocent people.”

In an earlier report on July 29, 2024, the university’s spokesperson, Oluwayemisi Thomas-Onashile, said LASU did not have the authority to reinstate the lecturers. She was unavailable for comment on the latest development as of Wednesday.