Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has inaugurated the chairmen of the governing councils of the state-owned tertiary institutions with an appeal to the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to find a lasting solution to the protracted strike by the university lecturers.
Inaugurating the Governing Councils and Members of the Library Board at June 12 Cultural Centre, Abeokuta, Governor Abiodun said the strike had left a huge gap not only in the education sector but in other sectors of the nation’s economy.
While urging the governing councils to ensure that the management of the institutions were in tandem with the developmental needs of the state, the governor stressed the need for governing councils to always offer quality advice to the government.
Governor Abiodun who pointed out that the Teaching Service Commission had started compiling the names of the state’s teaching and non-teaching staff for the year 2021/2022 promotion exercises, announced that his administration had also approved Education Intervention Fund.
Responding on behalf of the governing councils, the Pro-Chancellor of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Professor Toyin Ashiru, promised that the governing councils would justify the confidence reposed in them.
Professor Ashiru also gave the assurance that the governing councils would reinvigorate internally generated revenue in all state-owned tertiary institutions to reduce the financial burden on the government.
Bolanle Adesida
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