The Lagos State University (LASU) has called for the arrest of
commercial buses operating outside the campus in its colour and logo.
The university’s Acting Dean, Students Affairs Division, Dr Oluwafemi
Obayori, said it was obvious that the buses were hiding under the
school’s image to perpetrate illegality, such as evasion of levies and
non-renewal of vehicle licence. The drivers he noted are also not
licensed.
Obayori told reporters at the Ojo campus yesterday that
the LASU Students Union’s branded buses had neither official nor
unofficial connection with the university.
According to him, the
constitution of the students union does not provide for the operation of
commercial buses outside the campus.
“We are alerting the relevant
authorities including the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO), Lagos State
Transport Management Authority (LASTMA) and the Federal Road Safety
Commission (FRSC). Also, the Nigeria Police should take note of the new
development,” he said.
Obayori said the only LASU-branded buses
known to the Students’ Union and the university management were the
“campus shuttles” operating within the campus and serving the university
community.
“The operators of such LASU Students Union buses outside the campus are hereby disclaimed.
“They do not expressly or by way of any implication, have anything to
do with the university, its officials or lawful students union, ‘’ he
said.
Obayori said the illegal operators contended with legally-recognised transport unions in collecting dues and levies.
Their activities, he said, had become sources of rancour, snowballing, often times into fracas.
“A case in point was the unsavoury event of February 16 involving
members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), the
illegal operators and some LASU students,’’ he said.
The acting dean
said students engaged in transport racketeering or touting would be
punished, adding that the penalty for engaging in transport racketeering
is rustication as spelt out on page 79 of the university Code of
Conduct as contained in the Students Handbook.
Obayori urged the students to be law-abiding, as the management would not condone illegality or provide haven for criminals.
He said the management had informed the students union of its decision.
According to him, the shuttle operators in LASU were presently paying
N10,000 monthly to the students Union but a new Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) was being processed and would soon be in use.
The don said the MoU, under the supervision of the SMS WhatsApp
LASU seeks arrest of shuttle buses operating outside campus
by Our Reporter, May 06, 2016 at 12:00 am in City Beats
The Lagos State University (LASU) has called for the arrest of
commercial buses operating outside the campus in its colour and logo.
The university’s Acting Dean, Students Affairs Division, Dr Oluwafemi
Obayori, said it was obvious that the buses were hiding under the
school’s image to perpetrate illegality, such as evasion of levies and
non-renewal of vehicle licence. The drivers he noted are also not
licensed.
Obayori told reporters at the Ojo campus yesterday that
the LASU Students Union’s branded buses had neither official nor
unofficial connection with the university.
According to him, the
constitution of the students union does not provide for the operation of
commercial buses outside the campus.
“We are alerting the relevant
authorities including the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO), Lagos State
Transport Management Authority (LASTMA) and the Federal Road Safety
Commission (FRSC). Also, the Nigeria Police should take note of the new
development,” he said.
Obayori said the only LASU-branded buses
known to the Students’ Union and the university management were the
“campus shuttles” operating within the campus and serving the university
community.
“The operators of such LASU Students Union buses outside the campus are hereby disclaimed.
“They do not expressly or by way of any implication, have anything to
do with the university, its officials or lawful students union, ‘’ he
said.
Obayori said the illegal operators contended with legally-recognised transport unions in collecting dues and levies.
Their activities, he said, had become sources of rancour, snowballing, often times into fracas.
“A case in point was the unsavoury event of February 16 involving
members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), the
illegal operators and some LASU students,’’ he said.
The acting dean said students engaged in transport racketeering or touting would be punished, adding that the penalty for engaging in
transport racketeering is rustication as spelt out on page 79 of the
university Code of Conduct as contained in the Students Handbook.
Obayori urged the students to be law-abiding, as the management would not condone illegality or provide haven for criminals.
He said the management had informed the students union of its decision.
According to him, the shuttle operators in LASU were presently paying
N10,000 monthly to the students Union but a new Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) was being processed and would soon be in use.
The don said the MoU, under the supervision of the university
management, would require the operators to register with the Students
Union and pay N1,000 monthly.
