OAU shuts Campus, Declares ‘Unusual’ Break

The Management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has announced an unusual two-week mid-semester break in the school.

A statement released by the University’s registrar, Magaret Omosule, on Saturday announced the break without stating any reasons for the management’s decision.

The university public relations officer, Abiodun Olarewaju had also not responded to enquiries for the reasons for the break as of the time of filing this report.

The university’s statement read in part:

“This is to inform staff and students of the university that management, at a meeting held today, Saturday, 26th March, 2022, approved a two-week mid-semester break for students beginning from Monday, 28th March, 2022.”

Meanwhile, apart from the crisis that recently rocked the university over the appointment of a vice-chancellor, stakeholders have linked the latest development to the two-week warning strike declared by both the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Educational Institution (NASU), which commences on Monday.

While the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has entered its second month, the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of SSANU and NASU on Friday announced a two-week warning strike starting Monday.

The unions said the Nigerian government has failed to meet their demands or react to their letters.