ASUU STRIKE UPDATE: UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN ( UI ) BACKS OUT OF ASUU STRIKE

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 o
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 held
on December 4, 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.