Some weeks ago, staff and students of Lagos State University of Science and Technology were excited at the visit of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The ‘Welcome Mr. Governor’ banner erected few metres away from our now famous Helipad at the College of Technology was conspicuous. Many students trooped out to catch a glimpse of Sanwo-Olu.
While supervising the ongoing Senate Building construction, the Student Union Government President, Balogun Aderemi, presented four demands, which included construction of new SUG building and a mini stadium, reduction of a likely-increment in school fees ahead of the new session, and, finally, provision of school bus for students.
Nevertheless, the governor promised to ensure the construction of a mini stadium as soon as possible and renovation of the current SUG Building as it was not likely for them to embark on building a new one. He dispelled rumours of a possible increment in school fees ahead of the new session.
While these promises had no specific duration attached, the governor gave assurance that he would provide two new school buses before the end of September. He had also added two extra promises which was the provision of free internet facility for students and construction of hostels using the Public-Private Model used in Lagos State University (LASU).
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In 2017, the then governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, promised the then Lagos State Polytechnic, a standard stadium and new auditorium at the 25th convocation of the institution. He also approved the construction of hostel on campus.
While the hostel project failed to see the light of the day, the said standard stadium had long been abandoned and gradually decaying out of negligence.
Just as his predecessor, Sanwo-Olu had also promised the construction of hostel, among others, which I believe, is not beyond his capacity, considering that he had seen to the conversion of the school from polytechnic to university. The possibility of commencing such herculean task in this dying minutes of his first tenure is, however, near zero.
We appeal to the governor to remember his promises, particularly the school buses and free internet facility.
We know the hostel might take years, but the aforementioned could be accomplished within a short time.
Meanwhile, we also urge the governor to see to the completion of our abandoned stadium rather than embarking on another one. We hope our daddy would hearken to our requests.
.• Safiu is a student at Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH).