Professor John Obafunwa, debunked that the fee regime introduced in 2011 has led to a high rate of drop outs

Claims by the leadership of the Lagos State University Students’ Union that the fee regime introduced in 2011 has led to a high rate of drop outs due to inability to pay were at the weekend debunked by the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor John Obafunwa.
The Students Union through its President, Mr. Yusuf Temilola Nurudeen, rolled out facts and figures, which put the number of the students who dropped out from the institution since the new tuition regime was introduced three years ago at over 1,000.
Professor Obafunwa, who spoke at a media interaction with Senior Journalists, noted that there was no truth in the claims as investigations by the authorities of the University revealed that majority of the students who dropped out did so because they did not meet the appropriate CGP of the school, some others had actually collected bursary and scholarship and either dropped out or still did not pay, while others were not even students of the institution.
Noting that the problems of the University started with the present ASUU and SSANU Executives, Obafunwa said the first sign was the issue of “the so-called 21 Points” by ASUU, which included the tenure of VC, retirement age, the issue of “no vacancy no promotion” which, according to him, “was not coined by this administration," the issue of Internet provision on campus, the issue of the environment and a lot of other things.