Stakeholders at the just concluded four-day strategic Obafemi Awolowo University Council Management Retreat have resolved to work together and use their respective expertise towards the development of the institution.
Rising from the retreat held from May 28 to May 31, 2025, at Ede, Osun state, the stakeholders took the opportunity to restrategise on challenges and opportunities confronting the 63 years old institution.
The retreat tagged: “Towards A Better Working Relationship Between Council and Management” had Prof. Abel Idowu Olayinka, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan as keynote speaker.
Other stakeholders in attendance included Prof. Siyan Oyeweso, Pro-Chancellor of the Institution, Prof. Simeon Adebayo Bamire, OAU Vice Chancellor, his DVC Administration, Prof. O.M.A. Daramola and newly elected Great Ife Alumni Association President, Barrister Leye Bunmi Falode.
Others in attendance were Prof. M. Olubola Babalola, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Prof. Akanni Akinyemi, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Innovation and Development, and all other principal officers of the University, which include the Registrar, Librarian and the Bursar.
All the registered unions like ASUU, CONUA, and the Students Union Government, among other stakeholders at the institution, were equally in attendance during the retreat.
In his goodwill message, Barrister Falode took the opportunity to unveil the Alumni 14-point agenda, which included giving priority to the needs of the University as the Federal Government allocation alone cannot sustain it.
He also said that working together with all stakeholders in a rancour-free atmosphere was what they needed to achieve all the set goals of the alumni for the university.
Falode, who was sworn in as Global President on Saturday May 24, however, urged all stakeholders to work in harmony with the management and Council of the Institutions towards making it a true centre of academic excellence.
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