The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, UNIOSUN branch, has rejected the proposed extension of tenure for the Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University, Prof. Clement Adebooye, saying the university’s establishment law makes no provision for it.
The branch Chairman, Dr Wende Olaosebikan, stated this while speaking with journalists in Osogbo on Thursday.
He said a critical study of the UNIOSUN Establishment Law showed that only the university Librarian, Bursar and Registrar are eligible for a one-year extension, and that the Vice-Chancellor was excluded.
“We studied critically the UNIOSUN Establishment Law, which did not give room for extension of tenure for the Vice-Chancellor. The Law gives room for extension of one year to the university’s Librarian, the Bursar and the Registrar,” he said.
Dr Olaosebikan added that the union also examined the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act and NUC guidelines, noting that neither provides for tenure extension for any principal officer of a university.
“But that privilege excludes that of the Vice-Chancellor. We also studied the University’s Miscellaneous Act of the National Assembly and NUC. That Act does not give room for extension of any period to any principal officer in the university,” he stated.
The ASUU chairman said the issue was still in the realm of speculation, and that the union would wait for confirmation before taking any action.
“We want to confirm first that our Vice Chancellor wishes to know the right thing to do. And we believe very seriously that he will do the right thing.
“Yes, it is also still in the realm of rumour. But when it is confirmed, our union has a way of reacting to such a thing. We don’t react to rumours; we react to facts and figures. Our actions will be guided by those facts and figures, and consultations and the opinions of our elders on it,” he said.
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