ASUU THREATENS TO CANCEL POST-UTME EXAMS IN UNIVERSITIES. STUDENTS TO RE-WRITE Report emanating from the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has that the body tend to cancel the post-Utme Screening exam that was conducted during university lecturers strike and may be compelled to re-sit for the examination asASUU assert that they had no input on the exercise. Speaking at a press conference called by the Ibadan Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the Lagos State University, Ojo, the Zonal Coordinator, Adesola Nassir,said the leadership of the universities that have conducted the examination hurriedly did so because of the financial gains accruable from the candidates. He said “It is an abnormality,” he said.“How can you hold such an important examination without theinput of academic staff,” he asked. “Vice-chancellors are employing non-academicstaffand consultant to do Post-UME. They are doing it because of money. The examalready constitutes a crisis-point in the universities.” Mr. Nassir said the “results from the examination may bejettisoned.” The Ibadan Zone of ASUU include University of Lagos (UNILAG), University of Ibadan (UI), Olabisi OnabanjoUniversity (OOU), Lagos State University (LASU), University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (UNAAB), and Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED).
Posted on: Fri, 02 Aug 2013 17:59:33 +0000
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