Three weeks after the AdekunleAjasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State
chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) suspended its four months strike, leaders of the staff union have been suspended by the university management.
chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) suspended its four months strike, leaders of the staff union have been suspended by the university management.
The ASUU chairman, Dr Sola Fayose, his predecessor,Dr
Busuyi Mekusi, Vice Chairman, Dr Dorcas Alese and Assistant Secretary,
Dr. Sola
Olorunfemi were, yesterday, suspended for what a management’s source described as
“unruly behaviour”.
Olorunfemi were, yesterday, suspended for what a management’s source described as
“unruly behaviour”.
Others suspended include Investment Secretary,
DrAdedayoAfe, the Welfare Secretary,Dr Bolu Oshodi and a non-executive
member whose name could not be ascertained at press
time.
time.
Some ASUU members claimed the
management may have come after their leaders after the union called for the “democratisation of academic positions” in line with the
regulations setting up the university.
management may have come after their leaders after the union called for the “democratisation of academic positions” in line with the
regulations setting up the university.
The union had on October 11, 2016 suspended its action over non-payment of their salary arrears and deductions.
As part of the condition to call off the strike, the
lecturers gave the Vice Chancellor (VC) a seven-day ultimatum to start
the process of electing substantive deans of faculties in accordance
with the extant laws setting up the university.
The management confirmed the suspension of the ASUU leaders
in a statement by the Head of Information, Protocol and Public
Relations Unit, Mr Sola Imoru.
The statement said the school Senate, during its emergency meeting after the suspension of
the strike, directed all its academics to submit students’ scores and upload same on the university portal within one week.
the strike, directed all its academics to submit students’ scores and upload same on the university portal within one week.
Imoru said: “In utmost disregard for the decision of the Senate, the highest academic organ of the university, some misguided
academics disrupted the meetings called in some faculties and departments to carry out
the Senate’s decision, assaulted their colleagues, including senior professors, and generally disturbed the peace of the university.”
academics disrupted the meetings called in some faculties and departments to carry out
the Senate’s decision, assaulted their colleagues, including senior professors, and generally disturbed the peace of the university.”
Imoru said the management had constituted a panel to
investigate the matter in order to restore disciplineand peace in the
institution.
Efforts to get the reaction of the suspended lecturers were unsuccessful.
Calls and messages put across to Dr Fayose were not picked nor replied at press time.
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