The Obafemi Awolowo University(OAU), Ile-Ife has been shut down indefinitely over continuous protests by some of its workers. According to the Registrar of the university, Dotun Awoyemo , the management decided to shut down the university for the safety of students and staff. In his words, Awoyemo said, “We have shut down the university indefinitely pending the time that we will resolve issues with our workers – Non-academic Staff of University (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (SSANU). We have asked our newly admitted students to go home and postponed the resumption of old students indefinitely.” Recall OAU workers of the OAU under the aegis of NASU and SSANU have intensified their protest against non-payment of allowances and alleged imposition of a Vice-Chancellor despite the ‘no work’, ‘no pay’ threat by the university’s authorities. The workers vowed to stop the newly-appointed VC from resuming office on Friday.
