Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - ASUU, Please don't go on strike

Dear Ojogbon Agba Oloye Rekereke Sir,

Greetings Sir.

The world has been ravaged by COVID-19, aka Novel Coronavirus. This has led to uncertainties and cancellations of plans. At the UWI Mona Campus, Jamaica, we have had to cancel the "Caliban's Reason - 20 Years Strong" Humanities Conference which was supported by Corporate Jamaica in an unprecedented way. We thank them for this support and hope the partnership will wax stronger in the years to come, COVID-19 sparing.

Now, with regard to our UI African Philosophy Conference planned and advertised for July 8-11, 2020, we have been very happy to thank you for the use of USA Africa Dialogue Series platform to promote the Conference, as we have been receiving positive inquiries and conference abstracts from all over global Africa. But, unfortunately, due to the global pandemic, COVID-19, aka Novel Coronavirus, we wish to ask you to help us circulate the attached Press Release, announcing the postponement of the Conference till a later date when the atmosphere is conducive.

We hope our colleagues and stakeholders will understand and heed our call at a later date for us to convene this very important Conference. 

Wishing you the best of health in these troubling times.

Ire o.

Tunde.

Dr. John Ayotunde (Tunde) Isola BEWAJI, FJIM, MNAL
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https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780739185032/Ontologized-Ethics (2013)

https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498518383/The-Rule-of-Law-and-Governance-in-Indigenous-Yoruba-Society-A-Study-in-African-Philosophy-of-Law (2016)

http://www.cambridgescholars.com/the-humanities-and-the-dynamics-of-african-culture-in-the-21st-century (2017)

On Tuesday, 24 March 2020, 05:24:43 GMT-5, Jibrin Ibrahim <jibrinibrahim891@gmail.com> wrote:

ASUU lives in another world, which they think revolves around their pecuniary interests. SAD

Professor Jibrin Ibrahim

Senior Fellow

Centre for Democracy and Development, Abuja

Follow me on twitter @jibrinibrahim17

On Mon, 23 Mar 2020 at 18:24, Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

I could not reach Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, Chairman of ASUU, before I wrote this. I will keep calling.

I have been pleading for two days for ASUU not to continue with its indefinite strike because of global circumstances around the Coronavirus and our collective citizenship. What is paramount should be how to be part of resolving a moment of depression and uncertainties among billions of people.

Oil revenues have also crashed. There is a global economic meltdown and all of us will pay a heavy price. Those of us planning to retire can no longer do so, thus blocking the way for others to enter the academy and moves it forward.

I have spoken with some ASUU folks, and hopefully, they will come together and realize that this is bad timing.

They should call off the strike and begin to put in place distance learning instruments to keep the students busy.

TF

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