As a result of the black out on OAU campus since the morning of 11th June, 2021 which is said to disrupt the activities of students on OAU campus, Obafemi Awolowo University management released a statement on the power outage.
The special release was made to the public on June 11th, 2021. It goes thus:
Special Release
Power Outage on OAU campus
This to inform the University community that the power outage experienced from the morning of 11th June, 2021 was due to the windstorm that accompany the rain that fell in the early hours of the morning. The windstorm damaged seven spans of 33KV line at the Crown land area of Ajebandele. It also destroyed fourteen high tension poles with the feeds that supplied electricity to OAU Campus. The replacement of the poles is in progress.
We regret any inconvenience this might have caused.
Thank you for your understanding.
Engr. Olasupo, I.O.
Director of Works
DISTRIBUTION
Vice-chancellor
Deputy Vice-chancellor (Academic)
Deputy Vice-chancellor (Administration)
Registrar
Librarian
Bursar
Chairman, committee of Deans
Provost of Colleges
Deans of Faculties
Dean, student Affairs
Director, health centre
Director of Centre/Institutes/Directorates
Director, computer centre
Head of Departments/Units
Hall Wardens
Security and Fire Services
Director, INTECU (please post on Internet)
President Students’ Union
Chairman, ASUU
Chairman, SSANU
Chairman, NASU
Chairman, NAT
All Notice Board
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