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Indiscriminate Suspension Of Students Of O.A.U Ife by oluwaseyi1992(m): 10:25pm On Jan 19, 2016 |
THE SUSPENSION OF STUDENTS' UNION LEADERS ON
OAU CAMPUS
ANOTHER TYRANNY: ANOTHER VICTIMIZATION
Gentlemen of the Press,
The vicious cycle and same pattern adopted by the
Obafemi Awolowo University management in
silencing the constructive yearnings of the students is
not only oppressive but unconscionable
Omotayo Akande, a brilliant and charismatic 500L
Chemical Engineering student and also President of
the Great Ife Students Union, Oluwaseun Oketooto,
an assertive and articulate 400L Psychology Student
and the Secretary General of the student union,
Emmanuel Ojedokun a Vibrant and hard working
400L International Relation students and the PRO of
the union who all have about 2 months to finish their
degree programme have been suspended for six,
four and four semesters respectively. What is their
offence? I also asked.
We must say that Olawale Owolabi has been
suspended for 6 years by the management of
Obafemi Awolowo University for standing against the
acceptance fee increment since 2011.
It is excruciatingly unfortunate that our ivory tower
which should exemplify freedom and liberation not
only epitomises injustice but enthrenches the the act
of blatant oppression. This saddened development on
OAU campus render' us hopeless and put us in doubt
of what the future hold for our dear country.
Students of Obafemi Awolowo University kicked off a
national campaign for proper welfare condition which
was well expressed in all forms of media. The
leadership of the Union after exhausting diplomacy
for a whole semester even in the face of collapsing
structures and obvious castigations from students on
thier perceived weakness to take up the mnagement,
embarked on an unprecedented media campaign. I
have not witnessed such expression of terrible
welfare condition on the media. All newspapers in
Nigeria at a point capture the picture and got
commentaries of our dilapidated hostel, same as
saharareporters, Channels i-report, wikipedia and
major bloggs. The campaign was backed up with a day
peaceful lecturer boycott.
The tyranny started when the management imposed
a mid-semester break on the students who were just
demanding a commensurate improvement in the
welfare condition based on the recent increment in
school fees. The activities of the union was later
suspended. The union continued their press and
media campaign throughout the period.
The management ploy was to frustrate the
movement by letting students stay at home for long
and they offered ASUU a 56-days leave in the middle
of an academic session. This further exposed the
insensitivity of the Prof Bamitale Omole led
administration.
After ASUU disgracefully rejected the offer,
management could not but announce resumption.
Prof Bamitale Omole, the incumbent VIce-Chancellor
characterized for his intransigence, a Professor of
International Relation who is expected to excerise
full diplomacy have settled for the disdainful act of
victimising students that lay a simple demand for
improvement welfare which even caught the
attention of the presidency.
The suspended students are at the mercy of their
fellow students who as a result of apathy and fear of
likewise victimization have started attending
lecturers.
We must also understand that the charade given by
the management that the suspension was as a result
of an assault on a professor was frivolous and
refutable.
The Nigeria students must not watch as this highest
from of oppression lingers in tertiary institutions.
We hereby call on the union leaders to immediately
issue a statement confirming and make popular their
suspension and not keep it for friends and inner
circle members. The cause they fought for is popular
and just which the civil right movement are ready to
take up and also ready to demand a probe of the Prof
Bamitale Omole's administration.
We hereby call on all Nigerian students and the
leadership of NANS, Labour unions, civil right
organisation and the federal government to
immediately intervention in the ugly situation on
OAU campus and checkmate the tyranny of Prof
Bamitale Omole.
Christopher Eyiwunmi
Freedom Charter Initiative |
Re: Indiscriminate Suspension Of Students Of O.A.U Ife by psalmbuk: 10:32pm On Jan 19, 2016 |
Eeeyah 1 Like |
Re: Indiscriminate Suspension Of Students Of O.A.U Ife by oluwaseyi1992(m): 10:35pm On Jan 19, 2016 |
CC: Lalasticalala , ishilove fp please |
Re: Indiscriminate Suspension Of Students Of O.A.U Ife by eazisky(m): 10:55pm On Jan 19, 2016 |
Injustice if u ask me, well being an SUG president he must be aware that he's indirectly fighting against the VC and lecturers and he should be familiar with the consequences. 1 Like |
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