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Alleged certificate racketeering: Lagos Assembly invites Commissioner, LASU VC, others

The Speaker of the House, Mudasiru Obasa said that the concerned officials of the institution should be invited so that facts about the allegations could be unearthed for the sake of the reputation of the school.

Abel Adekunle
Nov 07, 2023
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Hon Omolara Oyekan-Olumegbon raises a hand during a session of the Lagos House of Assembly. Credit: Omolara Oyekan-Olumegbon / Instagram
Hon Omolara Oyekan-Olumegbon raises a hand during a session of the Lagos House of Assembly. Credit: Omolara Oyekan-Olumegbon / Instagram

The Lagos State House of Assembly has said it would invite the Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Tolani Akibu, the Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), Professor Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, the Senate of the tertiary institution and other top staff over allegations of extortion and certificate racketeering levelled against the school by a media outlet recently.

At a Plenary monitored by our Correspondent on Tuesday, Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, told the lawmakers that the source of the story could be suspicious and not trustworthy.

The Speaker however agreed with his colleagues that the concerned officials of the institution be invited so that facts about the allegation could be unearthed for the sake of the reputation of the school.

"I agree that the committee should invite those to be invited to establish facts about the …

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