Why universities need total autonomy - Afanla

Date: 2023-05-25

Registrar of the University of Ilorin, Mr Mansur Alfanla, on Wednesday, appealed to the Federal Government to grant universities total autonomy.

He told newsmen that partial autonomy granted to universities did not augur well for adequate and effective service delivery.

Alfanla explained that the imposition of the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) by the Federal Government to pay varsity staff was a negation of the essence of varsity autonomy.

He added that money should be given to universities to pay their staff rather than centralising the payment in Abuja.

He said also that the essence of autonomy fought for by trade unions in universities was to enable their Governing Councils to take decisions based on their peculiar situations.

Alfanla stressed that varsities should not be looking to the Federal Government to take most of their decisions.

While appreciating some elements of the current level of autonomy granted universities, Alfanla said the government must hands off more in the running of universities to ensure effective service delivery.

He cited an example of the inability of the University of Ilorin to independently fill existing vacancies because of the Federal Government's embargo on employment as one of the constraints being experienced.

He lamented the situation where the Governing Councils must wait for directives from the Federal Government before engaging new staff and taking immediate and critical decisions.

“More staff of the university are leaving its services as a result of retirement and in pursuit of greener pastures while others had died,” he noted.

Alfanla said also that there was a need to replace those that had left to avoid an overload of work on the ones still in service.

According to him, when an institution or community is granted autonomy, it is at liberty to take far-reaching decisions on a wide range of issues with minimal or no no-go areas.

The registrar also appealed to members of the public to always support the University of Ilorin as it was doing well in the discharge of its responsibilities.

He observed that most of the challenges hung on universities resulted from indifference by members of the public to poor public policy formulation and implementation.

Alfanla stressed that public support would always be needed in different areas for university administration to enable them to discharge their services effectively.

(NAN)

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Kwarareports     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Oba-Solagberu     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Abegunde Goke     ITP     Niyi Ogundiran     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Apado     Patigi Regatta     Sheriff Shagaya     Kumbi Titilope     Share-Tsaragi     Shonga     Damilola Yusuf     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Raliat Elelu-Habeeb     Oloyede     Baba Issa Awoye     JMK Construction Company Limited     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Bamikole Omishore     Moses Afolayan     Yusuf Badmus     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Ilorin Curfew     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     ITEM 7     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Bank Of Industry     Peter Amogbonjaye     Adedipe     Sobi     Valsolar     Vasolar     Abdulraheem Olesin     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     TVC Female National Debate     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     Barakat Community Secondary School     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa     Sarakite     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Islamic Development Bank     Moses Adekanye     Ilorin West     Jamiu Oyawoye     Iqra Books     Nagode     Ayinde Oyepitan     Aliyu Adebayo     Bibire Ajape     CACOVID Palliatives     Hassan A. Saliu     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Funke Adedoyin     Amos Bajeh     Cassava Growers\' Association     Sunday Fagbemi     Twitter     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     Alaiye     Gbenga Awoyale     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Tunde Idiagbon Road     CACOVID     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Olabode Towoju     Yomi Adeboye     All Peoples Party     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Laolu Saraki    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Agor Market     Funmilayo Oniwa     Nigerian Army     Abikan     Omupo     Ibrahim Oniye     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Olomu     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Titus Ashaolu     Ahmad Fatima Bisola     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Bisi Kristien     Sheikh Alimi     Nagode     Bashir Adigun     Oniwasi Agbaye     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Naira Redesign     Alaro     Sabo-Oke     Akeem Olatunji     Ajuloopin     Ope Saraki     Aminu Adisa Logun     Just Event Online     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     MalHub     Odo-Owa     Sulyman Age AbdulKareem     The Herald     Federal Allocation     Sola Saraki University     Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital     IFK     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Universal Basic Education Commission     Senate President     Abdulwahab Oba     Adesoye     Okin Biscuits     Muhammad Yahya     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Baruten     Age AbdulKareem     Rasaq Jimoh     Idris Garba     NIPR     A.O. Belgore     Vasolar Consortium     Yeketi     Folajimi Aleshinloye     Abubakar Aliagan     Ramat Oganija     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Otoge     Oba Abdulrahim     Tope Daramola     Abdulrasheed Akogun     Mohammed Abdulahi     Oloriegbe     Sabitiyu Grillo     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Ghali Muhammed     Oke-Ode     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     Kwarareports.com     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Cassava Growers\' Association     Kunle Akogun     Sulyman Abdulkareem     Noah Yusuf     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     ITEM 7     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Saliu Alamoyo     Oyedun Juliana Funke