Students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, in Osun
State,on Monday, failed to resume for academic activities despite the
Federal Government’s directive for immediate reopening of all federal
universities in the country.
None of the students were seen on campus for possible commencement
of academic activities as directed by the Government.Mr Abiodun
Olarenwaju, the Public Relations Officer of the institution, said that
not a single student was on campus ”for any reason whatsoever”.He said
that the few lecturers on campus were around ”for reasons other than
academic activities.”
“You know our lecturers have not totally deserted the campus like
that, many of them still come around to do one or two things in their
offices, but no teaching and learning activities.”One of the commercial motorcyclists operating within the campus environment, Mr. Muraina Abiola, said that most of their members were suffering due to low patronage since the commencement of the ASUU strike in July.According to him, the usual heavy patronage by the students has declined since the commencement of the strike, which forced the students to leave the campus abruptly.
Abiola, therefore, called for early resolution of the issues
between ASUU and the Federal Government to enable the commercial
motorcyclists bounce back to business.
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