OAU Stops Automatic (Forced ) Employment For First Class Graduates «

The Vice Chancellor, Obafemi Awowolo University, Ile Ife,
Prof. Bamitale Omole, yesterday said the
university would no longer offer automatic employment to
graduates who make First Class
degree. Omole was addressing journalists in Ile Ife at a
news conference to mark the 41st convocation ceremony
of the institution.
He said graduates who make First Class should forget
about automatic employment as there is
no more vacancy as a result of the current economic
situation in the country. He noted that the idea of giving
automatic employment to First Class graduates by the
university was designed in the 1980s to retain them
because they were not always willing to remain in the
academics.
"The truth is that our First Class graduates should forget
about automatic employment considering
the dwindling resources and given the large number of
students who obtain first class grade now. It is no longer
possible for us to offer them
automatic employment," he said.