Management of the Obafemi Awolowo University
{OAU} has shutdown academic activities
indefinitely. According to a circular from the Division of
student Affairs (DSA), the management has
ordered all students to vacate their hostels  with
immediate effect from 12 noon on Thursday. The statement which read thus:  “All newly
admitted students of the university presently
going through orientation on campus are
hereby ordered to vacate the school premises
with immediate effect while resumption of the
returning students  have been postponed indefinitely. All final year students currently writing their
projects on campus are to vacate the school
premises till further notice. All the students are expected to vacate the
University  premises by Thursday 23rd June
2016 by 12 noon.” While it can be recalled that workers of  OAU
under the aegis of NASU and SSANU have
intensified their protest against non-payment of
allowances and  alleged imposition of a Vice-
Chancellor despite the ‘no work’, ‘no pay’ threat
by the university’s authorities. The reason for the indefinite close down of
scholarly activities, however is not unconnected
to the continuous protests by some of its
workers who were clearly against the
appointment of Professor Ayobami Taofeek
Salami as the Vice Chancellor of the institution. This new development has been greeted with
tons of disappointment from the students of the
Institution, mostly fresh students who believe
the Institution decision for a shutdown did not
hold much water.