The Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo
The lecturers declared an indefinite strike last July over the failure of the government to pay their outstanding salaries.
In a statement by the ASUU Chairman, Dr Sola Fayose, after an emergency meeting, the union said it resolved to suspend the strike after the government paid part of the arrears and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the outstanding.
Fayose said the union expected the management and the Governing Council to abide by the MoU to avoid further action.
The university management advised students to resume for completion of the second semester.
A statement by the Registrar, Mr Sunday Ayeerun, urged students to resume as lectures would start immediately.
The campus became lively again, as students returned in droves. The suspension of the strike was greeted with excitement. Traders, artisans, commercial motorcyclists and mini-bus drivers, who are mostly patronised by students, expressed relief, saying the community was comatose when the school was shut.
Students’ Union Government (SUG) President Adegbola Odunyemi said: “We are happy about the news. Although the effects of the strike on students are unquantifiable, we thank God that we are back to complete the 2015/2016 academic session.
“We want both ASUU and management to look for other means of settling their differences, rather than embarking on strike. The state government should also improve on its subvention to the university. Recession notwithstanding, the government should commit itself to funding the school so that it will be able to meet up with its statutory obligations.
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