ASUU, Ondo varsity on collision course over resumption order

The striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Adekunle Ajasin University,
Akungba-Akoko chapter, Ondo State and the university
authorities are on a collision course over a directive that
the students should resume for lectures.

Gates to the nation's public universities have been shut
in the last 144 days due to trade dispute between ASUU
and the Federal Governmen Registrar of the state-owned university, R. B. Olotu in a statement in Akure directed the students to resume on Monday, November 25 for the second semester 2012/2013 session.

But in a swift reaction, the ASUU Chapter of the university dissociated itself from the purported resumption of academic activities in the university.

The Chapter's chairperson, Busuyi Mekusi in a
statement asked members to disregard the directive.

Mekusi said: "ASUU Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba
Akoko Branch, wishes to dissociate itself from the
purported resumption of academic activities in the
university, as its members are still part of the ongoing
national strike by the union.

"Members should, therefore, disregard any pull to
abandon the struggle, and be steadfast until the present
position is reviewed by NEC.

" The union also wants to make it abundantly clear that
it would resist every tyrannical propensity to intimidate
and harass its members."

The Registrar in his statement entitled: 'Resumption for
the 2nd semester 2012/2013 session' directed all the
students of university to resume.

"All the students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba
Akoko, Ondo State, are hereby informed that academic
activities of the second semester of 2012/2013 session
truncated as a result of the ASUU national strike are to
resume on Monday, 25th November, 2013 with the
continuation of registration on the University portal
(http://portal.aaua.edu.ng).

"Lectures are to start on Monday, 2nd December, 2013
It will be recalled that the Vice Chancellor of the
University Prof. Femi Mimiko had about a month ago
expressed worries over the continued closure of the
university by Ondo State.
Prof. Mimiko threatened that he would recall the
students if the four month old strike action was not
suspended.