Mass sack at OOU – 962 staff affected – Tribune
December 3, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi
The Governing Council of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, has relieved 962 staff members of the university of their appointments as part of the ongoing restructuring in the institution.
This was disclosed by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Council, Chief Alex Onabanjo, while addressing the press at the NUJ Press Centre, Abeokuta, on Wednesday, saying that the development was the completion of the restructuring exercise started at the university in April.
The Pro-Chancellor, whose address was read by a member of the council, Mr. Sina Kawonise, said that seven professors, five readers, nine senior lecturers/ senior research fellows, 27 lecturers I, 24 lecturers II, 19 assistant lecturers and three graduate assistants were asked to go.
Kawonise said that 459 academic staff were retained by the council, saying “with a projection of 61 additional academic staff to be employed, thereby bringing the number of academic staff in the Humanities to 235 and 285 in the Sciences, while 733 non-teaching staff were retained.”
