*says lectures ongoing.
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
The Management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU) Ile Ife on Tuesday declared that there is
no
strike by lecturers at the universityAccording to a statement by the University management, made available to journalists by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, ” overwhelming majority of the academic staff in OAU are not on strike”.
In the statement, the management emphasized that the purported indefinite strike was called by a section of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ( ASUU).
OAU Management stressed that the overwhelming ASUU members neither ” have the intention of going on any strike action”, adding, ” in actual fact, lectures are on going and students are being attended to by lecturers in their respective departments”.
” The attention of the Management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, has been drawn to a circular issued by a section of the academic staff, ASUU, calling on its members to go on strike, beginning from Monday, 31st January, 2022″, it said
OAU Management added, ” the University Management is using this medium to inform the general public, particularly our students, their parents or guardians, that overwhelming majority of the academic staff in OAU are NOT ON STRIKE neither do they have the intention of going on any strike action. In actual fact, lectures are on going and students are being attended to by lecturers in their respective departments.”
” In view of this, parents, guardians, alumni and friends of the University are assured of uninterrupted academic calendar, as our students are advised to go about their normal academic activities because there is no cause for concern or alarm.”
The management however lauded the overwhelming majority of the ASUU members for ignoring the union’s few members calling for the indefinite strike, saying, ” the University Management wishes to appreciate majority of our lecturers who have the interest of the students at heart, and have been teaching and attending to students”.
In the statement, the management emphasized that the purported indefinite strike was called by a section of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ( ASUU).
OAU Management stressed that the overwhelming ASUU members neither ” have the intention of going on any strike action”, adding, ” in actual fact, lectures are on going and students are being attended to by lecturers in their respective departments”.
” The attention of the Management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, has been drawn to a circular issued by a section of the academic staff, ASUU, calling on its members to go on strike, beginning from Monday, 31st January, 2022″, it said
OAU Management added, ” the University Management is using this medium to inform the general public, particularly our students, their parents or guardians, that overwhelming majority of the academic staff in OAU are NOT ON STRIKE neither do they have the intention of going on any strike action. In actual fact, lectures are on going and students are being attended to by lecturers in their respective departments.”
” In view of this, parents, guardians, alumni and friends of the University are assured of uninterrupted academic calendar, as our students are advised to go about their normal academic activities because there is no cause for concern or alarm.”
The management however lauded the overwhelming majority of the ASUU members for ignoring the union’s few members calling for the indefinite strike, saying, ” the University Management wishes to appreciate majority of our lecturers who have the interest of the students at heart, and have been teaching and attending to students”.
