The University of Lagos (UNILAG),
on Tuesday said it had postponed its convocation ceremony for the 2016/2017
academic session.
The Vice-Chancellor of the
institution, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, made this disclosure to newsmen on
Tuesday.
He said that a suitable date for
the ceremony would be announced in due course.
The university, in a statement
earlier had stated that a news conference to announce activities lined up for
the event had been slated for Feb. 14.
“Yes, after some deliberations
with management, the university has decided to postpone the convocation
ceremony.
“This is as a result of the
challenges posed by the on-going strike embarked upon by members of the non
–academic labour unions of universities.
“The ceremony was earlier scheduled
to hold from Monday, Feb. 19 to Thursday Feb. 22
“The activities of these unions
have the potential of snowballing and marring the carefully laid out
arrangements already put in place for the ceremony,’’ he said.
Ogundipe stated that though
arrangements for a successful ceremony were already at an advanced stage, the
institution would not give room for anything that might cause any form of
inconvenience or embarrassments to invited guests.
“The university remains committed
to providing a conducive atmosphere that would foster quality teaching and
research as well as produce graduates that can compete with their counterparts
globally.
“Hence, members of the community
are enjoined to continue their lawful activities,’’ the vice-chancellor said.
Members of the unions, the Senior
Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), the Non Academic Staff Union
( NASU) and the National Association of Academic Technologists (NAATS), had
embarked on strike on Dec. 4, 2017.
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