The management of the Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti, has approved that the institution should pull out of the ASUU strike and resume academic activities on the 29th of August,2022.
This was coming after six months the ASUU members, the EKSU chapter, had joined the ongoing strike declared by the university lecturers to press for urgent reform of the country’s ivory towers among another myriad of demands.
EKSU, after consultations with various unions in the institution unanimously agreed that it should be opened for academic activities.
The decision to re-open was taken at the institution’s management meeting last week .
Recall that ASUU president, Professor Osodeke had on one occasion while granting an interview on Arise TV, called State Universities ‘quacks’
The management had risen in defense of the university and called on ASUU’s leader to retract the comment and tender an apology
The Vice-Chancellor said the resumption was a decision taken by stakeholders of the institution.
“It was a decision taken by the stakeholders about the effect of this prolonged strike on the institution and our position has been made public about our intention to begin work and restore normalcy”.
Also, a statement by the EKSU’s Registrar, Mr. Ife Oluwole, said the resumption affected the old students and the newly admired ones for the 2021/22 academic session.
Oluwole said: “Stakeholders in Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, which included the Vice Chancellor and other Principal Officers, Provosts, Deans, Directors, Heads of Departments, Professors and Officers on grade level 14 and above met on Sunday, 21st August 2022 to review the situation in the University.
“Stakeholders noted the socio-economic effects of the current strike action embarked upon by the staff unions in the University on other stakeholders (parents, students, alumni, and staff) and the plea by the parents.
“It further noted that the industrial action is having negative effects not only on the students but also on the University.
