OAU Management Approves ASUU 56-Day Leave, New Resumption Day Proposed

The Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Professor Bamitale Omole has finally approved the request of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU OAU) to proceed on an annual leave of 56 working days for the 2014/2015 session.

This development was contained in a letter to the chairman of ASUU OAU, Dr Caleb Aborisade and signed by the Registrar, D. O. Awoyemi. The leave has taken effect from 6th April, 2016 and will end on June 24, 2016.

Owning to this new development, OAU Peeps News Agency has been able to gather that a new date for resumption of the 2015/2016 academic session has been proposed. Fresh students are expected to resume in their halls of residence on May 28, 2016 and the returning students will resume June 27, 2016. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, lectures for the new session are expected to begin on Monday, June 28, 2016.