CONUA broke away from ASUU in 2019, owing to irreconcilable
differences among some ASUU branches and the new union registered in 2022.
However, speaking with newsmen at the Annual Leadership
Retreat organised by the Division of Student’s Affairs of the University at
Western Sun Hotel, Ede, Osun state yesterday, he said elders in the academia
are working tirelessly to end the rift that resulted to the formation of CONUA.
According to him, the ASUU/CONUA issue will soon be a thing
of the past and we will have a single union again very soon.
“I know ASUU has also learnt from this. You don’t have to be
too rigid. Our approach must be diplomatic and flexible. We must listen to
other people’s opinions; you don’t have to be confrontational. As a family, we
don’t need to destroy each other. You must be united such that nobody can split
you into two. In a matter of time, this ASUU/CONUA will be laid to rest and it
will come back to one.
“The elders are talking to all stakeholders, I know some
people are happy that ASUU splitted into two, but they should not rejoice for
long. We will bring the two back
together, it is a matter of time”, he added.
While commending President Bola Tinubu for exempting
tertiary institutions from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information
System, IPPIS, and remittance of 40 per cent internally generated revenue to
the Federal Government coffers, he said University administrators with the
approval of Governing Council can recruit best brains into the system.
He, however, urged the federal government to grant
Universities total autonomy, pledging on behalf of Committee of
Vice-Chancellors that the autonomy will not be abused.