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The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) has passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Lokoja, Professor Olayemi Akinwumi for his numerous achievements recorded for the institution within a spate of one year in office.
Chairperson of ASUU Federal University Lokoja (FUL) chapter Dr Joshua Silas disclosed this shortly after the congress of the union held at Adankolo campus of the institution on Wednesday.
Reeling some of the achievements of the Vice Chancellor that warrant the vote of confidence , the Union Chairperson said the recent ranking of the institution as first among the nine universities established by former President Goodluck Jonathan has brought confidence that the university would grow to a higher level.
“One of the achievements of the Vice Chancellor is the recent ranking of the university recorded through the collaboration of the staff of the institution.
“Secondly, the Vice Chancellor was able to reconciled the wary factional groups in the university and this has greatly assisted the institution to achieve the present feat. “He has also through his concerted effort approved the establishment of medical college which will commence this year after resource verification and the re-accreditation of 29 programmes of the university. “There are roads which the Vice Chancellor has facilitated at the permanent site in Felele to ensure that the staff of the institution have access to their place of work” he stated.
Speaking further Dr Silas revealed that the Vice Chancellor has done a lot in ensuring that the welfare of both academic and non academic staff are on his priority list , saying the staff have started enjoying welfare packages that in the past eluded the workers.
He therefore pledged the support of the union and assured that the union would play its roles in ensuring that the existing unity and peace struggled to achieved by the Vice Chancellor is being sustained to pave room for more development.
