AAU Suspends Academic Activities Indefinitely, Gives Reason

AAU Suspends Academic Activities Indefinitely, Gives Reason

Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, has taken the decision to indefinitely suspend academic activities, effective immediately. The announcement was made through a statement issued by the institution’s Head of Corporate Affairs, Otunba Mike Aladenika, and shared with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin.

According to Aladenika, the decision to suspend academic activities was conveyed through a memorandum signed by the Acting Registrar of the university, Mr. Ambrose Odiase.

The move comes in response to a prolonged student protest that has disrupted the normal functioning of the university.

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He stated, “The suspension of academic activities became necessary following an emergency meeting of the university’s Senate in Ekpoma on Monday to appraise the continued protest by students running into days.

In order to prevent a total breakdown of law and order as well as the need to guarantee the safety of lives and property in the university community and its environs, Senate was left with no other choice than to direct an immediate suspension of academic activities.”

As part of this suspension, all students residing in the on-campus hostels are required to vacate the halls of residence within the next 24 hours. This directive means that no student should be present in or around the halls of residence at the University by 3:00 pm on the following day.

Furthermore, the 40th Matriculation Ceremony initially scheduled for the university on the same day has been indefinitely postponed.

The student protests were primarily related to alleged increases in school fees for returning students, despite repeated denials of such fee hikes by the university’s management. The protests had disrupted academic activities and led to the dissolution of the Students Union Government.