The Management of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti has described the statements by the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke as reckless and unwarranted.
In a statement signed by the Head, Directorate of Information & Corporate Affairs, Bode Olofinmuagun, EKSU stated that Osodeke’s comments denigrated state-owned institutions.
In the interview, in which part of the video surfaced online, Osodeke further listed some first-generation universities that he said were more relevant in the struggle.
The school management noted that EKSU could not be called quack or irrelevant since it had been ranked among the top 14 universities in the country and second among state universities.
The statement reads in part, “The Management of EKSU views this denigrating remark about some universities, coming from the National President of ASUU as unfortunate, reckless and unwarranted.
“Ekiti State University, Ado- Ekiti is currently the 14th best university in Nigeria out of about 200 universities (Federal, State & Private) and the 2nd best State University according to the recent Webometric ranking of universities.”
