Some staff of the University of Ibadan (UI) have abandoned their jobs and migrated with their family to Canada, the United Kingdom (UK) and other parts of the world for greener pasture.
Investigations revealed that this happened during the recent strike actions embarked upon by various unions in the nation’s public universities, which were recently called off.
However, the local chapter of the non-academic staff of the institution embarked on fresh strike action shortly after their various national bodies called off the nationwide strike.
The staff under auspices of The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Educational Institutions (NASU) and National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) are protesting the modalities of their promotion and other local issues.
Of recent, Nigerians have been migrating out of the country in drove as a result of insecurity and a poor economy which is making it difficult for them to survive.
PrimeStar News learnt that the migration cut across the UI branch of members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities and non-academic staff.
Though, at the time of filing this report, PrimeStar News could not ascertain the names and identities of the staff that have migrated abroad from the country’s Premier University, it was reliably gathered that over 20 staff of the institution’s Health Centre, popularly called Jaja have left the country.
It was gathered that most of the young doctors in the health centre have left the country leaving the old doctors in the service.
It was also gathered that nursing and pharmacy sections are equally affected as it was gathered that some nurses and pharmacists have equally sought greener pasture outside the country.
Speaking on Diamond FM, the Director of Health Service of the institution, Dr Aderonke Bamidele Ajav confirmed that some staff of the Centre have relocated abroad.
Her words, “Some people just deleted themselves from Nigeria and appeared on another continent. So, we may have to reassign roles.”
