By Ayodele Oni
Following unending peaceful protest by unions at the Ekiti State University,(EKSU), Ado Ekiti, the Governing Council has announced the immediate closure of the University.
This was contained in a statement by the spokesman of the institution, Mr Bode Olofinmuagun at the weekend.
According to the statement, “all academic activities are hereby suspended.
“This is as a result of the continuous disruption of lawful activities on campus which have endangered lives and property in the last one week.
“Consequently, to guarantee peace and orderliness on campus, all the four unions ( ASUU, SSANU, NAAT and NASU) are hereby proscribed with immediate effect.”
It was gathered that the unions were protesting against unpaid salaries, non remittance of deductions and failure of the state government to release subvention to the university as at when due.
Representatives of the unions were at a meeting with the management of the institution till late night on Friday and had to disperse following the closure of the institution.
Some of the unionists expressed disappointment over the closure saying the students just resumed from the prolonged holiday occasioned by the corona virus pandemic and were now being sent back home again.
Theh urged the state government to meet its obligations to the university and stop tampering with funds meant for the university to develop another state government owned university of education.
