Crisis brews at Kwara varsity over unionism

CRISIS is brewing at the Kwara State University (KWASU) Malete, Moro Local Government Area (LGA) over the management’s looming showdown with some academic staff for inaugurating a local chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU).

The academic staff recently inaugurated KWASU’s ASUU caretaker committee preparatory to the formation of a full-blown ASUU in the school.

Chairman of the caretaker committee is Dr. Dauda Adeshola, while the secretary is Dr. Shehu AbdulGaniyu Salau.

Adeshola shortly after his inauguration in letter dated August 17, 2015, sent to the Registrar read, “this is to officially inform the university management and the academic community that ASUU, KWASU chapter was officially inaugurated Thursday the 13th of August, 2015 where a caretaker committee was set up for the take-off.