You’re on your own, NOUN VC tells Alumni Association

THE Vice-Chancellor of the National Open
University of Nigeria, Professor Abdalla Uba
Adamu, has announced that henceforth the
university would not be responsible for the NOUN
Alumni Association, saying the group was a
voluntary body for former students who chose to
join it.

He said that with effect from Wednesday, June
15, 2016, the University’s Advancement Unit that
was empowered to liaise and work with the
association had been withdrawn and that
membership of the association was purely
voluntary.

Adamu said: “The university does not have any
hand in the affairs of the association. The
university will henceforth treat and relate with
NOUN Alumni Association as a voluntary
association that is independent and remains on its
own.”

This followed the refusal of the Board of Trustees
(BOT) and the National Executive Council (NEC) of
the association to agree to a truce proffered by
the university’s Management to resolve a
lingering factional crisis between the two groups
at a meeting held at the NOUN headquarters in
Abuja.

At the meeting, attended by officials of both
bodies, Adamu noted that there were numerous
complaints from members of the association and
the general public which border on power tussle
and allegations of wrong doings against both the
BOT and the NEC.

He appealed to all concerned parties to shield
their swords and embrace peace in the interest of
the association and by extension the image of the
university.

The vice-chancellor suggested steps to take with a
view to resolving the lingering crisis.