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‘They’re Quacks’- ASUU President, Osodeke Slams EKSU, Others Over Refusal To Join Strike

by Victor Ndubuisi
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Some State Universities have been labeled “quacks” by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) President Emmanuel Osodeke.

In an interview with Arise Television on Thursday, Osodeke stated that the union recognizes the colleges that are not taking part in its ongoing strike.

He specifically mentioned the three institutions taking part in the strike as Kwara State University, Osun State University, and Lagos State University (LASU).

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He said: “Kwara State University is not a member of ASUU, they’ve not joined, you can check. Osun State University was suspended from ASUU for misbehaviour, you can check.

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“In LASU that you mentioned, we are in court with LASU because they sacked all our executives more than five years ago, so they were not part of this struggle.

“Ekiti State University… ASUU doesn’t run a university, the government has a right to say we have reopened, our members have the right to say ‘that’s good for you, we are not teaching, we are on strike’ — as it happened in Gombe State University, as it happened in Yobe State University. You can go and check, as it happened in Kaduna State University. So don’t cite those examples, they are irrelevant.

“Talk about the issue; is Ibadan on strike? Is UNN on strike? Is ABU on strike? Is BUK on strike? Is Maiduguri on strike? Is Lagos on strike? Let us talk about the important ones, not those quacks.”

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Ekiti State University responded by calling the head of ASUU’s comments “unfortunate, imprudent, and unnecessary.”

Bode Olofinmuagun, the institution’s director of information and corporate affairs, announced this in a statement on Friday.

He claimed that classifying EKSU as one of the quackery and unimportant universities is evidence that the ASUU President is likely ignorant.

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He claimed that EKSU received outstanding marks in the most recent university rankings and that the National Universities Commission has certified its programs (NUC).

The statement reads: “Even in ASUU, staff of our university had served and still serving in various capacities at zonal and national levels including but not limited to Professor Afolabi Popoola, Dr. Sikiru Eniola, Profs. Eddy Olanipekun, Ayan Adeleke and Olu-Olu Olufayo.

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“Therefore, categorizing EKSU as among the quack and irrelevant universities is a testimony to the fact that the ASUU President is probably uninformed and/or is bereft of ideas. This arrant nonsense coming from Comrade Osodeke is totally unacceptable and condemnable.

“The Management calls on Professor Osodeke to toe the path of honour by retracting the provocative remark and tender an unreserved apology without further delay.”

 

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