Yabatech Rector Charge Staff Union To Commence Night Class

Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Rector Mr Obafemi Omokungbe, on Friday charged the academic staff union of the college to commence 7p.m. to 9p.m. lectures, following the establishment of a Common Room in the college.

Mr. Omokungbe gave the advice at the inauguration of a Common Room, established by members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) YABATECH Chapter.

He said that the introduction of the facility was to unite lecturers from various departments and encourage inter-departmental collaboration. 

The rector said that lecturers could take off from the common room for their night lectures, which he hoped would be considered by the union. 

However, He urged union members in the college to continue to operate as one family. “I want to thank you, the executives and members, for setting up this common room, and I urge you to put it to good use. “Don’t let sentiment destroy this place; let us continue to rub minds together here. “When we meet in common room like this, the idea of collaborating together begins to come up, and our job will be much easier. 

“If you go to Unilag Staff Club, the vice-chancellors and the professors come together and drink and felicitate with one another. “So, I don’t know if the union intends to open it to 9.00 p.m., because if you do that, then the 7 to 9 p.m. lecture becomes more interesting;  you can take off from here, since alcohol will not be sold. 

Moreso the Yabatech boss, donated an air conditioner to the common room, and promised to allocate a vacant land to the union, if feasible, for its secretariat. Responding, Mr Nureni Yekini, the Chairman of ASUP in the institution, urged the rector to correct some of the things he had condemned in the past administration of the college. He said that the union would work out modalities to commence the night classes, as requested by the rector.