The Ekiti State University (EKSU) Alumni Association has called on Governor Ayo Fayose to pay the salary arrears owed workers.
The association also demanded the constitution of a governing council to ease the burden and pressure on the governor in the day-to-day management of the university.
In a statement by EKSU Alumni Association president, Dr. Matthew Adedeji Ayeni, the body decried the incessant crisis rocking the institution, describing the phenomenon as “embarrassing”.
Three workers’ unions: Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), last week shut down the university to protest the non-payment of their three-month arrears.
The alumni association regretted that EKSU was facing a lot of challenges, which apparently lead to frequent industrial actions by the academic and non-academic staff.
The association noted that due to the perennial and incessant strikes, the number of students’ enrollment has dropped.