Management of Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti (EKSU) has reinstated 363 out of over 1,000 members of staff sacked in December last year.

The workers were reinstated based on recommendations by the appeal panel set up by the university.

The decision was ratified by the Governing Council of the university at its special meeting on January 7, 2020.
Breakdown of other decisions taken revealed that 497 members of staff were not recommended for reinstatement, 52 cases not concluded, 15 workers retired, while 254 did not appeal.

A statement by the Head of the Directorate of Information and Corporate Affairs of the university, Mr Bode Olofinmuagun, said that the reinstatement was a sequel to the successful appeals lodged by those concerned to the Council.

Meanwhile, Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti is set to become residential as the school management and two estate management firms have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of a 6,000-bed hostel.
The MoU also includes the construction of residential quarters for the vice-chancellor and some top officials of the university, a move aimed at deepening student-staff relationship.

Governor Kayode Fayemi, who commended the university’s management for the initiative, which he described as a “game-changer” for the university in view of its dream to rank among the best in Africa, said that the project would prevent further encroachment on the university’s land.

He said that the proposed hostel accommodation would also meet the yearnings of students who have at various fora complained about the high cost of rent in the varsity community.