Kehinde Ogunyale
In a meeting between the Student Representative Council and the management of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, the Rector has confirmed to the student-legislators that the second semester examination would hold after impending issues have been addressed.
In a communique signed by the SRC speaker, Folorunsayo Durodola, he said that the Rector pointed out two major reasons for the delay in the commencement of the examination which includes; ASUP National strike and Non-payment of staff’s November, 2017 salaries.
Durodola added that the Rector assured that the school would resume, irrespective of national strike, if outstanding stipends have been paid.
The release reads: "The SRC speaker with his principal officers met with the Rector of the polytechnic today Friday 18th January, 2019 to deliberate and find lasting solutions to issues causing the delay in the commencement of the examination.
"The meeting which lasted for 2 and half hours between the legislative arm of the union (SRC) and the Rector led to the resolution that Students’ academics and wellbeing is paramount to the school management as he (The Rector) said and I quote: ‘WE WILL RESUME AND WE WILL DO THE EXAM’
"He (The Rector) pointed to two major reasons for the delay in the commencement of the examination which are Asup national strike and Non-payment of staff’s November, 2017 salary.
He also made it known that the issue is not about the ASUP strike particularly, as the exam will commence irrespective of Asup’s decision only if the November 2017 salary can be paid, as all necessary materials needed for the Examination has been put in place."
However, the Rector assured that the management as well as other relative authority have come together to end the crisis in soonest.