VC Lays AAUA SSANU CMS Secretariat Complex Foundation Stone
The Vice Chancellor, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, Prof. Femi Mimiko, on Monday penultimate week, laid the foundation stone of the Secretariat Complex of the Institution's Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) Cooperative Multipurpose Society, CMS.
Prof. Mimiko, who expressed delight at the development, said the University considered the initiative laudable, progressive and deserving of all the support.
The VC described staff unionism as a very noble platform for ensuring mainstreaming of issues relating to welfare of members.
He, however, expressed concern that "The mistake we have often made is that when we talk of welfare, we tend to see it from the perspective of what the next guy or the next agency is giving or intends to give to us; and therefore, so many people, when they get into unionism, regard it as a battle ground. They erroneously see it as a forum to fight management or government."
Prof. Mimiko eulogized the leadership of the SSANU CMS for coming up with such initiative directed at using the resources and the resourcefulness of the union and its member to advance the welfare of the totality of its membership.
He expressed the hope that the project would be completed on time, saying, "I am delighted that this is a quick follow-up to the very successful experimentation represented by the CMS of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. After this, some other cooperatives will make request for land so that we can have more of this in place."
The VC charged SSANU CMS to make the project attain global standard that would stand the test of time.
He added, "As I have often said, universities are going-concerns. They do not go bankrupt. So, when you build for a University, you must build with hundreds of years in mind and not just for tomorrow."
Prof. Mimiko said all hands must be on deck to develop the university. He, therefore, called for the cooperation of the private sector operator, including cooperative formations, societies and clubs, to improve the infrastructure landscape of the University.
He promised that the University would continue to do the needful to further advance the course of its workers, saying, "An organization is as good as its workers. If the workers are not happy and not well trained, if they are poorly motivated, if they are harassed, you may not be able to get the best. But if they are highly motivated, you can expect that they will give their best."
Earlier in his address of welcome, the SSANU CMS President, Mr. M. A. Adelola, had said the initiative was made possible because of the friendly disposition of the University to activities of Societies, and the determination of the CMS to fulfill the yearning of its members to build a befitting complex.
Mr. Adelola appreciated the Vice Chancellor for providing the dynamic leadership that has transformed the infrastructural landscape of the University, and for allowing the Society to build its complex.
He promised that the Society would build in tune with the Master Plan of the University.
The Vice Chancellor, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, Prof. Femi Mimiko, on Monday penultimate week, laid the foundation stone of the Secretariat Complex of the Institution's Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) Cooperative Multipurpose Society, CMS.
Prof. Mimiko, who expressed delight at the development, said the University considered the initiative laudable, progressive and deserving of all the support.
The VC described staff unionism as a very noble platform for ensuring mainstreaming of issues relating to welfare of members.
He, however, expressed concern that "The mistake we have often made is that when we talk of welfare, we tend to see it from the perspective of what the next guy or the next agency is giving or intends to give to us; and therefore, so many people, when they get into unionism, regard it as a battle ground. They erroneously see it as a forum to fight management or government."
Prof. Mimiko eulogized the leadership of the SSANU CMS for coming up with such initiative directed at using the resources and the resourcefulness of the union and its member to advance the welfare of the totality of its membership.
He expressed the hope that the project would be completed on time, saying, "I am delighted that this is a quick follow-up to the very successful experimentation represented by the CMS of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. After this, some other cooperatives will make request for land so that we can have more of this in place."
The VC charged SSANU CMS to make the project attain global standard that would stand the test of time.
He added, "As I have often said, universities are going-concerns. They do not go bankrupt. So, when you build for a University, you must build with hundreds of years in mind and not just for tomorrow."
Prof. Mimiko said all hands must be on deck to develop the university. He, therefore, called for the cooperation of the private sector operator, including cooperative formations, societies and clubs, to improve the infrastructure landscape of the University.
He promised that the University would continue to do the needful to further advance the course of its workers, saying, "An organization is as good as its workers. If the workers are not happy and not well trained, if they are poorly motivated, if they are harassed, you may not be able to get the best. But if they are highly motivated, you can expect that they will give their best."
Earlier in his address of welcome, the SSANU CMS President, Mr. M. A. Adelola, had said the initiative was made possible because of the friendly disposition of the University to activities of Societies, and the determination of the CMS to fulfill the yearning of its members to build a befitting complex.
Mr. Adelola appreciated the Vice Chancellor for providing the dynamic leadership that has transformed the infrastructural landscape of the University, and for allowing the Society to build its complex.
He promised that the Society would build in tune with the Master Plan of the University.
