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From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
A Professor of Agricultural Economics, Adebayo Bamire, has officially taken over from Prof Eyitope Ogunbodede as the 12th substantive Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State.
Bamire during his inauguration at the Oduduwa Hall, OAU, Ile-Ife, on Tuesday, promised to embark on initiatives including Agriculture, without jeopardizing the welfare of staff.
He appealed to the divided unions to come together for the progress and development of the university, saying “a house divided against itself can not stand.”
He also promised to build on the legacy left by his predecessor by collaborating with various companies and private sectors for the development of the university.
“I am appealing to our unions that are not in good shape to come together so that we will be able to work together as one because a house divided against itself cannot stand.
“There are so many things my predecessor has done but there is always room for improvement and incidentally, the rooms are so large this time around because of the inadequacy of funds but by God’s grace, we are going to enhance our internally generated revenue in such a way that will ensure that we support the government funding opportunities,” he added.
The Pro-Chancellor of the university, Owelle Oscar Udoji, informed the new Vice-chancellor that the challenges facing the University are multifaceted, saying “a few of them tend to get worse and have over the years degenerated into an alarming proportion.”
He charged Prof Bamire to mobilize all stakeholders in tackling the prevalent management/union crises and over-unionized polity which he said has never been known to foster development.
