After seven months of lull, academic activities have picked up at the Adeyemi College of Education (ACE), Ondo.
Its Registrar, Mr. Felix Eniola Aderinboye, in a statement, informed parents and guardians that the college would resume last Sunday while academic activities would commence the next day.
The institution was shut following an industrial action by three unions – Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Senior Staff Union of Colleges of Education in Nigeria (SSUCOEN), and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU). Workers complied with directives of their national bodies to proceed on strike over the refusal of the Federal Government, to abide with the 2009/2010 agreement purportedly signed with them.
Similarly, the leadership of COEASU, SSUCOEN and NASU, has directed their members to resume immediately at their various places of work following the suspension of the strike.
When The Nation visited the 50-year-old college, excited students were seen in large numbers. Some of them were cleaning while others gathered in groups discussing the resumption.
Workers had also reported for work and were going about their duties.
A student, Babalola Akinwale, expressed joy that the resumption would enable them complete the rain semester time table which the strike disrupted halfway.
Also, a worker who spoke in confidence described the development as a good omen.
The source appealed to the Federal Government to honour the agreement reached with the workers, which prompted the latter to suspend the strike.
Efforts to speak with the Acting Provost of the College, Dr. Olufemi Olajuyigbe were not successful as he was said to be attending a meeting.
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