The Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) has described the late Professor Tam David-West as the custodian and repository of university culture.
The Union described the late Don as a great struggler who believed in one Nigeria.
The Chairman ASUU University of Ibadan Professor Deji Omole while reacting to the death of Professor Tam David-West stated that he was a supporter of the Union.
Omole noted that the late don knew and articulated a clear vision of what a University ought to be.
“Tam David West was a phenomenal success academically. He was a great struggler who believed in one Nigeria. He had a clear vision of what the university should be.
He was a great fellow of our union especially at the branch who was always ready to assist whenever he was consulted. He was actually a custodian of the university tradition and culture. Repository and custodian of the university culture. The union will definitely missed. He was among the last of the complete scholars”