EKSU Not Quack University —-  Management Reacts To ASUU President’s Interview

By Mathew Babatunde.

The Management of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti (EKSU) has  frowned at an alleged description of the Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, EKSU, as a quack  university in an interview granted to a national television by the National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Emmanuel Osodeke where he mentioned some state-owned universities in Nigeria as quacks and irrelevant. 

In a news release by the Head, Directorate Of Information and Corporate Affairs,Mr Bode Olofinmuagun,”the Management of EKSU views this denigrating remark about some universities, coming from the National President of ASUU as unfortunate, reckless and unwarranted.

Ekiti State University, Ado- Ekiti is currently the 14th best university in Nigeria out of about 200 universities (Federal, State & Private) and the 2nd best State University according to the recent Webometric ranking of universities”.

The  release further said that apart from the above, the university (EKSU) has nearly all its academic programmes accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and relevant professional regulatory bodies, adding that the university is proud to have many top rated globally recognised academics, and its alumni are making waves both nationally and internationally. 

It  noted that by the grace of God, the Governor-elect of Ekiti State,Mr Biodun Oyebanji is an alumnus and a former lecturer in the University,explaining that even in ASUU, a number of staff of the university had served and still serving in various capacities at zonal and national levels including but not limited to Professor Afolabi Popoola, Dr. Sikiru Eniola, Profs. Eddy Olanipekun, Ayan Adeleke and Olu-Olu Olufayo. “Therefore, categorizing EKSU as among the quack and irrelevant universities is a testimony to the fact that the ASUU President is probably uninformed and/or is bereft of ideas. 

This arrant nonsense coming from  Comrade Osodeke is totally unacceptable and condemnable.

The Management calls on Professor Osodeke to toe the path of honour by retracting the provocative remark and tender an unreserved apology without further delay.”