Vice chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, (EKSU), Prof. Edward Olanipekun, has appealed to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in the state owned ivory tower to reconsider their action and look at their peculiarity and go back to the classroom in the interest of the state.
This is even as the Reverend. Fr. Lawrence Adetola of Catholic Diocese of Ekiti urged Nigerians in positions of authority to imbibe the spirit of humility in their services to God and humanity.
The duo spoke yesterday during a thanksgiving service to mark the third year in office of Olanipekun.
At the service which was held at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Chaplaincy of the university, the clericsaid, “whoever God has favoured, is for a purpose and an opportunity to serve”, added that “those who God has favoured should not use the position to oppress their subordinates”.
Also, the Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Bishop Felix Ajakaye who prayed for the early resolution of the ongoing ASUU strike, urged the union to “restrategise in view of the fact that the union is negotiating with a government that seems not ready to listen to them.”
Olanipekun emphasised the need to thank God in every situation, hence the need for the event.
While commending the various staff unions in the university for their cooperation, he appealed to them to “reconsider their positions on the current nationwide strike action in the interest of Ekiti State University, being a state institution with its own peculiarities.”
