LASUED Management Receives Ijanikin Youth Association, Seeks Stronger Town-Gown Partnership

The management of the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) has received the newly elected executive members of the Ijanikin Youth Association on a courtesy visit, with both sides pledging to deepen collaboration for peace, educational advancement and community development.

The visit took place on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at the Multimedia Complex of the Vice-Chancellor’s Office, with the aim of strengthening relations between the University and its host community.

The delegation was received by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), Prof. Daodu Morufu Adedayo, who represented the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Bidemi Bilkis Lafiaji-Okuneye. He was joined by the Registrar, Mr. Akinfemiwa Opeoluwa, and the representative of the Bursar, Mrs. Oriolowo Celina.

Speaking on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Daodu commended the youth body for initiating a formal engagement with the University. He urged the association to champion peaceful coexistence among young people and discourage violence, particularly in light of previous clashes between youths from Oto and Ijanikin communities.

He charged the executive to sensitise youths on the importance of peace and to encourage them to channel their energies into productive ventures, in order to sustain a safe and conducive environment for students and staff to live, work and study.

In his remarks, Chairman of the Association, Comrade Akomologbon Tunde, lauded the Vice-Chancellor for her transformative leadership, the expansion of academic programmes and the University’s positive impact on the host community.

He reaffirmed the association’s commitment to preserving the longstanding cordial relationship between LASUED and the Ijanikin community, and requested the participation of the association in the University’s forthcoming convocation ceremony through cultural displays showcasing the community’s rich heritage.

The association also proposed the institution of awards for academic excellence to honour the overall best-graduating student and 10 outstanding indigenous graduates. In response, the management advised the association to mobilise community leaders and philanthropists to establish an endowment fund of at least ₦500,000 to sustain the awards for five years.

Other requests presented by the delegation included increased admission sensitisation programmes in secondary schools within the community and consideration of qualified indigenous PhD holders for academic and non-academic positions in the University.

Responding, the management encouraged the association to promote educational advancement among young people by creating awareness of LASUED’s non-education programmes, accelerated teaching pathways and forthcoming postgraduate programmes.