Time For Sanwo-Olu To Intervene In LASU Power Problem, By Olabisi Deji-Folutile
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For more than five weeks now, Lagos State University, Ojo, has been in darkness. The Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) reportedly cut off power supply to the institution because of N29m electricity bill that the chairman of the university’s governing council considers to be too high. Although the council gives the impression that it is not paying because the bill is outrageous, to an average worker in LASU, the university is broke. It was lamentation galore the last time I visited LASU, a university whose sobriquet is “Citadel of learning that produces professionals and great students.” It is impossible not to pity the workers- from the non-academic to the academic staff. The hot weather compounds the problem. To worsen the situation, the lack of electricity on the campus also translates into lack of water. So, the whole place was messy. Imagine a university community without power and water. The library was not only empty but dark.