The authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife have shut down the institution indefinitely over continuous protests by some of its workers. The Registrar of the university, Dotun Awoyemo confirmed this to our correspondent on the telephone on Tuesday. According to him, the management has decided to shut down the university for the safety of students and staff. He said, “We have shut down the university indefinitely pending the time that we will resolve issues with our workers – Non-academic Staff of University (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (SSANU). “We have asked our newly admitted students to go home and postponed the resumption of old students indefinitely.” It was gathered that old students of the OAU were expected to resume next week after a two-month break. Recall that workers of the OAU under the aegis of NASU and SSANU have intensified their protest against non-payment of allowances and alleged imposition of a Vice-Chancellor despite the ‘no work’, ‘no pay’ threat by the university’s authorities. They vowed to stop the newly appointed VC from resuming office on Friday. Our correspondent gathered that the protest intensified when the University’s Governing Council announced Prof. Ayobami Salam as the new VC.
Though the counsel to the university denied the appointment of a new VC at the Osogbo Federal High Court hearing last Friday afternoon, the Governing Council on Saturday officially announced Salami.
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Posted: at 22-06-2016 07:13 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
charybabe at 22-06-2016 07:29 PM (8 years ago) (f)
HMmmmmm
Posted: at 22-06-2016 07:29 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie
EDDYPRINCE at 22-06-2016 07:30 PM (8 years ago) (m)
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS COUNTRY, CAN U IMAGINE PLAYING POLITICS WITH THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM, TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE POOR MASSES... THIS IS BADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Posted: at 22-06-2016 07:30 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Is it not the same Salami that was Omole's Deputy then? I dey smell politics,,,,
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Posted: at 22-06-2016 08:02 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
The president of the nation is presiding WITHOUT SSCE certificate. You people did yours and passed. You did JAMB and passed again. Now you want University admission and uninterrupted studies. Why exactly should the president give 2 *** about Education when he already has his job without any Education? Don't you know that he is threatened by the Educated smart alecs, all over twitter and all manner of social media? Dude wishes you all stay ubeducated so he and his cronies continue RULING you ANYHOW he likes unopposed. Which problem does Nigeria have that Education cannot solve? He's annoyed that people are getting smart.
Posted: at 22-06-2016 08:46 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
THIS ISNT GOOD FOR THE DWINDLING EDUCATION IN THIS COUNTRY, WHY CANT THINGS BE DONE THE IN A PROPER WAY... 4YRS COURSE ON ITS WAY TO BEING 6YRS OR MORE
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Posted: at 22-06-2016 09:14 PM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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