Saturday 7 December 2013

ASUU STRIKE: University Of Ibadan Pulls Out Of ASUU Strike, To Resume January 4th

The University of Ibadan has pulled out of the ASUU strike
and has announced that academic activities. would resume on
the 4th of January, 2014.

This decision was announced by the Governing Council of the
institution and was based on the directives of the
Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Federal Universities and the
National Universities Commission.

However, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
said strike still on. Mr. Olujimi Olukoyam, the registrar and
secretary to the council at the UI, signed and released the
official university bulletin on December 6, 2013, Friday. In
the document the governing council explained that the re-
opening became necessary in view of the consideration of all
matters relating to the on-going ASUU strike, at its recent
meeting.

"Consequent upon the directives of the CPC which directed
the Vice-Chancellors to re-open universities for academic and
allied activities to commence, the management on Tuesday,
directed the deans and directors to open resumption register
for academic staff willing to resume work to sign, on or
before December 4, 2013."

At its extra-ordinary meeting held on Wednesday, December
4, the school's governing council deliberated on all the
actions taken and ratified by the Committee of Provost, Deans
and Directors and ratified them.

The Senate at its special meeting also considered the revised
academic calendar for the remaining part of the second
semester of 2012/2013 session proposed by the Committee of
Provost, Deans and Directors and approved," the bulletin
stated.