Unilorin will not join strike- VC

 







The Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin ( UNILORIN ), Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem,
says in spite of the challenges posed by the ongoing nationwide non-academic
staff strike and fuel crisis, the university will not join the strike.
Abdulkareem made this assertion on Monday in Ilorin at a three-day unscheduled
visit to the various faculties of the university to monitor the ongoing registration of
fresh students.
Speaking at the Faculty of Physical Sciences, the vice-chancellor said his
administration was determined to work for a near seamless take-off of academic
activities.
He said the ongoing strike of the non-academic staff was a challenge to
everybody.
The vice-chancellor said he had made several visits to Abuja to sort-out delays in
the payment of earned allowances of both the academic and non- academic staff.
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He noted that today his efforts were yielding fruits, adding that the goal of the
University was to ensure academic stability, so that students graduate at the right
time.
Abdukareem commended all the staff of the University for keeping the academic
calendar running in spite of fuel crisis pains and ongoing nationwide non-academic
strike.
He said the university administration recognised the authorities of the labour unions
both locally and nationally, and would desire obedient workers who recognise and
reference authorities no matter how inconvenient.
He however, noted that peace would soon be restored in the education sector.
“But while negotiations are ongoing, let’s go the extra mile to keep our calendar
running,” he pleaded.
In his remarks, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research, Technology and Innovation),
Prof. Gabriel Olatunji, who was also, among the team that visited the faculties,
suggested that faculties should adapt to the current challenges.
Olatunji further suggested that the Faculty of Agriculture should split the
registration centres to five in order to reduce the long queues observed at the
faculty.
He also advised that it was possible to screen fresh students using youth corps
members and PhD students and thus stick to the academic registration deadlines
despite non-availability of some workers.
The Dean of Agriculture, Prof Kola Joseph, listed delays in uploading registration
courses by level advisers; delays in clearing students from Central Admission Office
and poor internet connectivity as the challenges facing the faculty.
Others are shortage of manpower and paucity of funds among others. He urged the
university management to send more officers to assist the faculty in the registering
of the students.
NAN