ASUU has urged the Governing Council of the Lagos State University to reopen the institution and end the 'illegal' "election recess" imposed by embattled VC Obafunwa before the general elections.

Nearly one month after theLagos State University(LASU) was shut down for what the institution called "election recess", the local chapter of the chapter ofAcademic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) has called for the resumption of activities.

The union appealed to the institution’s Governing Council to direct the reopening.
Embattled Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof.John Obafunwa, had called for the “election recess” in a statement, asking students to vacate the university with immediate effect until a contrary announcement is made.
The elections have been concluded for over a week and no official resumption date has been announced.

In a related development, ASUU-LASU chairman, Dr.Adekunle Idris, has insisted that the vote of no confidence passed by the congress against the Vice Chancellor remains effective.
Idris, who went into hiding early April after alleging that the institution’s management plans to attack him with student cultists, advised parents to monitor their children and ensure that they are not used to ferment trouble.
Idris noted that the "election recess" aborted academic activities without Senate approval and is thus illegal in a university system, especially as all other universities in the country remained in session.