The Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, says the on-going industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities at the Institution will soon become a thing of the past. Prof. Ajibefun gave the assurance on Tuesday while fielding questions from the Crew of the Information Unit of the University in his office
The VC said, “Our academic calendar has been very smooth until recently when the University began to face some challenges in terms of payment of salaries which is not unconnected with the economic recession in the country. “Very soon, all the issues will be resolved. We are in a progressive talk with the leadership of ASUU. Efforts are on the top gear to ensure that ASUU members go back to class. Very soon, our students will be asked to resume to campus.” Contrary to speculations making the rounds that the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities at AAUA has been proscribed, following a protest by some members of the association, which led to the disengagement some of its executives in 2012, Prof. Ajibefun has cleared the air, saying SSANU was never banned in the University. The VC made this known while responding to a question on the outcome of the meeting he held with some SSANU members recently. Prof. Ajibefun said, “There is no record whatsoever that says SSANU has been banned. The Management is not against its resuscitation. Everybody has the right to freedom of association and such a right has not been taken away from SSANU.”
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