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.

Jaiz Bank     Shonga Farm Project     Fola Consultant     Lithium Deposit     Col. Taiwo     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Ibrahim Mohammed     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Siraj Oyewale     Kolawole Bashirat     Arik     Lawal Arinola Kudirat     Oyun     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Ubandawaki     Council Of The Wise     Bamidele Adegoke     Kola Ologbondiyan     Lanre Aremu     Bayer AG     Saliu Oluwole     Usman Rifun     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Abdulkadir Orire     Idofin     Sadiq Umar     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Isiaka Abdulrazak     Oke-Ode     Alimi Abdulrazaq     Sambo Murtala     Ibrahim Issa Jetti     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Ilorin Muslim Community     Egbewole     Odogun Olushola Gabriel     Muhammad Yahya     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Yusuf Badmus     Seun Bolaji     Okin Biscuit     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Mubarak Oladosu     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Saka Keji     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Babatunde Ishola Babaita     Olupako     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Playing Host     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Bio Ibrahim     Akanji     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Sherif Sagaya     Issa Manzuma     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah     Hakeem Idris     Balogun-Ojomu     NAWOJ     Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs     Sulaiman Gado     Iyiola Oyedepo     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     New Model Police Station     March 18     Mohammed Yahaya Barki     Oko Erin     Tunji Olawuyi     Kwara State University Of Education     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Hijaab    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Falokun-Oja     Edu     Turaki Of Ilorin     Rihanat Ajia     Aliyu Alhassan     Gambari     Muhammed Abdullahi     Awili Pedro     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Bayo Ojo     Apaokagi     Government High School Adeta     Oladimeji Thompson     LEAH Charity Foundation     Okanlawon Taiwo     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Hauwa Nuru     Orisun Igbomina     Amusa Bello     John Kehinde Salako     Convocation Ceremonies     Kwarareports     Sarakite     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Metro Park     Prince Bola Ajibola     Abdulrauf Yusuf     Agbarere     Tunji Folami     Kwara TV     Lai Mohammed     Valsolar     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Bayer AG     Budo Egba     Lanre Olosunde     Riskat Opakunle     Jimoh Olusola Imam     SARS     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Just Event Online     Tunji Olawuyi     Eghe Igbinehin     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     IESA     Gbenga Awoyale     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Abubakar B.M     Osuwa     Okanlawon Musa     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Council Of The Wise     Ajeigbe     Sheikh Alimi     Umar Danladi Shero     Earlyon Technologies     KWAFFA     Shero     Omupo     07039448763     Temitope Ogunbanke     KWIRS     AbdulHamid Adi     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Mujtabah Bature     Sa\'adu Gambari     Shehu Jimoh     Kuliyan Geri     Salihu S. Yaru     Al-Hikmah Radio     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Chikanda