Ambode presides over 20th Convocation of Lagos State University

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday presided over the 20th Convocation Ceremony of Lagos State University. Here is what he said;

Today, we can confidently say that good reasoning has prevailed and the crisis is behind us now. As a government that places premium on Education, this administration carefully and painstakingly selected and appointed an experienced Legal Icon who is passionate about Education of the youth, in the person of retired Honourable Justice Adesola Oguntade, as the Fourth Chancellor of Lagos State University. Same goes for the respected men and women, who have excelled in their various fields, who constitute the 10th Governing Council of the University.

Students can now reside on Campus and the Vice Chancellor shall henceforth hold office for a single term of five (5) years. In the last few months, our Government has increased the monthly Subvention of the University while also embarking on massive infrastructural development in the Ojo Campus of the University. These include re-laying of all the roads on Campus and lighting up of the Campus. We are also working on the LASU Senate Building, Main Library, Staff Quarters and the rehabilitation of LASU Waterworks, Ojo.



This government has directed the Contractors handling the projects to expedite action and handover as quickly as possible. I am glad that the repositioning of LASU, a conscious initiative of our administration and driven by the present Council and Management, is making a positive impact. The University has begun to reap benefits of efforts in this regard with its recent ranking as the best State University in Nigeria and 11 th Overall best among scores of public Universities in the Country.