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Home » Strike: EKSU attacks ASUU President for Calling State Varsities “Quacks”
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Strike: EKSU attacks ASUU President for Calling State Varsities “Quacks”

Patience ShawuluBy Patience ShawuluAugust 26, 2022No Comments3 Mins Read
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The Management of Ekiti State University, EKSU, Ado-Ekiti has said that statements by the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke were reckless and unwarranted.

In a statement signed by the Head, Directorate of Information & Corporate Affairs, Bode Olofinmuagun, on Friday, EKSU said that Osodeke’s comments denigrated state-owned institutions.

Recall that the ASUU president had in an interview described state-owned universities that pulled out of the ongoing six-month strike by the union and resumed academic activities as irrelevant to ASUU’s struggle with the Federal Government.

But, EKSU management noted that the University could not be called “quack” or “irrelevant” since it had been ranked among the top 14 universities in the country and second among state universities.

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The statement reads in part, “The Management of EKSU views this denigrating remark about some universities, coming from the National President of ASUU as unfortunate, reckless and unwarranted.

“Ekiti State University, Ado- Ekiti is currently the 14th best university in Nigeria out of about 200 universities (Federal, State & Private) and the 2nd best State University according to the recent Webometric ranking of universities.”

EKSU condemned Prof. Osodoke over his comments and called on the ASUU president to retract them and tender an unreserved apology immediately, adding added that the comment was uninformed and bereft of ideas.

“Apart from the above, the university (EKSU) has nearly all its academic programmes accredited by the National Universities Commission and relevant professional regulatory bodies. The university is proud to have many top-rated globally recognised academics, and its alumni are making waves nationally and internationally.

“By the grace of God, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, the Governor-elect of Ekiti State is an alumnus and a former lecturer at the University. Even in ASUU, a number of our university staff had served and still serve in various capacities at zonal and national levels including but not limited to Professor Afolabi Popoola, Dr Sikiru Eniola, Profs. Eddy Olanipekun, Ayan Adeleke and Olu-Olu Olufayo.

“Therefore, categorising EKSU as among the quack and irrelevant universities is a testimony to the fact that the ASUU President is probably uninformed and/or bereft of ideas. This arrant nonsense coming from Comrade Osodeke is totally unacceptable and condemnable.

“The Management calls on Professor Osodeke to toe the path of honour by retracting the provocative remark and tender an unreserved apology without further delay,” the statement added.

ASUU embarked on strike on 14th February, 2022, over the failure of the federal government to meet the union’s demands, and has since then, rollover the industrial action which is currently in its sixth month.

(Courtesy: The PUNCH, excluding headline)

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Miss Patience Shawulu is a graduate of English and Literature, University of Benin. With almost a year active journalism practice, Patience currently writes for CAMPUS GIST and serves as the UNIBEN campus’ correspondent.

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