Adefioye Iyunade
The Alumni of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, have urged the Visitation Panel set up by the Federal Government to probe the affairs of the university to conduct its affairs with equity and justice and ensure that its recommendations are presented within the stipulated time.
The alumni, under the aegis of the University of Lagos Mass Communication Alumni Association (UMCAA), stated this in a communique issued by its Media Forum and signed by the President, Mr. Vincent Oyo and Chairman, UMCAA Media Forum, Prof. Oluyinka Esan, in Lagos.
It also advised the government to heed the recommendations and use that to bring an end to the crisis and set up such panels for other universities.
This is just as it urged all parties concerned to be mindful and protect the premium brand of a Centre of Excellence and the University of First Choice that the institution is known for.
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The body also appealed to all warring groups to note that the main reason for the establishment of any university is the students and therefore their welfare and interest must be paramount.
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While commending the intervention of the Federal Government, it added that in line with the motto of the university – Indeed and in truth, it would not hesitate to state some salient points on the matter.
“Contentions and contestation are to be expected in the course of duties within an academic community, but these need not degenerate to depths of despair as recently witnessed,” the group said.
It urged all stakeholders to support the newly-appointed Acting Vice-Chancellor and the Interim Chairman of the Governing Council to restore confidence and enhance peace and stability on campus.
It recommended that the students of the university should have platforms and structures, including student unionism in place to provide avenues to liaise with the management and discuss their welfare.
“That student unionism be viewed as part of the well-rounded education, an incubator for responsible politicking, to enrich the democratic culture to which the university rightly aspires as evident in this crisis. Students should not be denied this opportunity,” the group stated.
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