Lagos Assembly Approves Establishment of Lagos State University of Education (LASUED)

The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the bill establishing the Lagos State University of Education.

The House passed the bill on Wednesday after adopting the report presented by Hon. Ajani Owolabi Chairman House Committee on Education (Tertiary Institutions).

It would be recalled that the House Committee On Education (Tertiary Institutions) few months ago held a public hearing on the establishment of the education university where stakeholders aired their views and opinion on the bill.

The University of Education, Lagos Bill, 2021, titled,” A Bill for a law to provide for the establishment of the University of Education Lagos(UNEDLAG) and for connected purposes” was altered to read Lagos State University of Education LASUED at the committee of the whole.

However, the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa who presided over the plenary, noted that there was need to be conscious of how clauses in reports are couched and so directed that it should be reframed to avoid ambiguity.

LASUED, by the provisions would acquired the two existing colleges of education in the state, now to be turned into campuses of the University.

While Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (ACOED) in Ijanikin would be the main campus, the Michael Otedola College of Primary Education (MOCPEC), Noforija Epe would serve as the satellite campus.

After deliberation and basic amendment to certain sections of the committee’s report, its recommendations were later adopted as the resolution of the House.

The bill was later read by the Clerk of the House, Barr. Olalekan Onafeko for the third time.

Obasa, who took a voice vote for the passage of the bill, subsequently directed the Clerk to forward a clean copy of the bill to the Governor for his assent.