OAU REOPENS, RESUMES RAIN SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS

The authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife have announced the reopening of the institution for the continuation of the 2021/2022 rain semester. 

The University management had on Friday 1st October, 2021 ordered the closure of the institution following students' protests earlier staged in the month, putting on hold the ongoing 2021/2022 rain semester examinations.

The University in a release on Friday stated that the decision to reopen the institution resulted from an emergency meeting of the Senate held on Friday 29th of October, 2021.

The release further directed students to come into residence on Friday, 5th November, 2021 while examinations continue on Saturday, 6th of November, 2021 in line with what what was previously scheduled.

The statement reads: "The University authorities have announced the reopening of the institution which was closed down in the aftermath of the students' protests of early this month. 

"The decision to reopen the University was taken at an emergency meeting of the Senate, held on Friday, 29th October, 2021. The students would come to residence on Friday, 5th November, 2021 and continue with their examinations on Saturday, 6th of November, 2021 in tandem with what was previously on ground.

"Parents and guardians are hereby advised to inform their children and wards, particularly those who have already finished their examinations to stay at home so that none of them would use the excuse of the reopening of the University to do something untoward.

"The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede, has however charged the students to be law abiding and not to engage in anything that could further elongate the session.

"It will be recalled that students were already writing the exmainations for the Rain semester before they embarked on protests on the 1st of October, and scuttled the rest of examinations schedule."