Reasons why OAU ife maybe shutdown today

OAU will be shutdown, as a result of  demonstrations of the members of the Non Academic Staff Union, NASU OAU over their unpaid accumulated 64 months allowances may lead to the closure of the university anytime from Monday, July 13.Addressing journalists yesterday, the Students' Union President, Akande Omotayoa.k.a TY confirmed his knowledge of the campus situation. He said.."As a Students' Union leadership, what we have to do is to try to ensure our students do not suffer for what they have to suffer for. Our solidarity with NASU is not only based on principle but also based on ameliorating the poor welfare conditions of our students."We demanded for an emergency meeting with the management which we had yesterday. Management said we shouldtry to hold on and we made it clear to them, the issue of that our students have resolved not to go to classes does not mean that you (management) and NASU should continue to punish us. That we are still on this campus alone is still punishment. Resolve with NASU and if you don:t resolve with NASU, give us light, water and vehicular movement and our students will go to class."...the last time a hostel was cleaned on this university campus was last week Thursday. That means this university as I speak with you is sitting on a 'time bomb', because at any time from now, there can be an endemic. That is the consequence!"The Chairman of NASU OAU, Comrade Wole Adewunmi, said.."We have been having dialogues and series of meetings here and there. They keptpromising, promising and promising until today that we have finally realized that they (university management) are not serious and they do not know what they are doing. So it is better we swing into action because if we were to count the months now, it is about 64 months. How can you owe somebody an arrear of 64 months?""We met with them yesterday and we hada discussion. The registrar was representing the university management. They made a promise and documented and signed on agreement. Our members however were not satisfied with the decision. So I met with our members and unanimously decided to continue with the protest."Aside the bulletin pasted around the university campus by the management before the commencement of NASU's protests detailing the non-availability of fund as the reason for not acceding to NASU's demands, the University management is yet to release any official statement on the current situation of campus especially the welfare of students since the demonstration. The last time Obafemi Awolowo University witnessed normalcy as to her activities was Thursday, July 2.