All academic staff of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state are now on compulsory vacation, which ends 24 June.

Dr Caleb Aborisade, the local chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities confirmed this today, adding that the vacation is compulsory for all members to have rest to allow maximum productivity. The vacation began 6 April.

“Our annual leave is for the wellbeing of our students and also to allow the lecturers to rest. The rate at which the lecturers are dying in office is worrisome, due to their inability to have enough rest.

“Our going on annual leave will enable us to relax to prepare for the next session.”

He added that the 56 work-day annual leave is statutory, according to the university rule and was supposed to be taken at the end of each academic year.

He said the leave would facilitate new discovery for the advancement of teaching methodology, lamenting that “for 20 years or so, our members have not been able to embark on leave.”

He pointed out that the vacation was of two parts: the first 30 days was the normal annual leave, while another 26 work days was meant for research for innovation.

The university’s spokesperson, Mr Abiodun Olarewaju, confirmed that it was essential for lecturers to have a vacation “because it is legitimate for all civil servants.”

Olarewaju, who said that students of the institution were on holiday, noted that the university authorities had no objection to it but they were expected to resume to classroom on June 24.

http://www.metronaija.com/2016/04/all-oau-lecturers-begin-compulsory.html

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Hmm, OAU! The lecturers are so lazy, if the students refuse to go on strike, they will create one. #ORIYOMI#