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| OAU students in examination hall on Tuesday – Credit:TIME NEWSNG. |
As the nationwide strike action embarked upon by the Academics Staff Union of University enters day two, students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife continue with their first semester exams which began on Monday.
Correspondent Opeyemi Olawale who went round the school campus today, reports that the students were seen in their various examination halls writing their papers under the supervision of their Lecturers, while others were sighted reading.
It was gathered that the institution did not join the industrial action to allow students write their examinations which is expected to end on September the 2nd.
Efforts to speak with the two factional chairmen of ASUU OAU chapter Niyi Sunmonu and Caleb Aborishade proved abortive,as they were not available to respond.
The students Union Secretary-general Boluwajaye Ajayi who expressed satisfaction with the decision of the Lecturers to allow exams, said OAU was already far behind in its academic calendar,owing to incessant strike.
He appealed to the Federal Government to see to the demands of ASUU, which include payment of their earned allowances.
