UNEC STUDENTS PROTEST: Outcome of Today's Deliberation With The University Authorities!
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Its sad and degrading that at this point in time, the authorities have to employ the mechanics of coercion and passive threats to indulge the students to decline on their demands for better welfare conditions and for them to cowardly retire back to classrooms as indications of Master's action over her slave continues.
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Today, at the beginning of the dialogue with the University Authorities, it was assumed that there was a positive atmosphere regarding the response from the Vice Chancellor over the students demand, after the representative of the Vice chancellor, in the person of the director of ICT, Mr. Olisa, informed the students that the Vice Chancellor has agreed her demands for;
1. The procurement of a 1500KVA generator and that process regarding the withdrawal of funds for it has already begun from the TSA.
2. The extension of the examination by @least 2 weeks.
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However, things took a different turn when the Authorities asked members of the Students Union and JCC present on how they would manage the current working 500KVA generator in school for the whole of UNEC, for the time being till the new generator is gotten, and the Students Union Maintained her stand that till the students see the new generator bought and functioning and till the examination calendar has been extended, it is not feasible that they would return to class to commence any academic activities.
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The negotiating authorities, in particular the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Prof. Uchegbu from Urban and Regional Planning, changed the tone of dialogue to one of Command and emphasized that he would ensure that the classes opens tomorrow, whether the SUG officials open them or he would ask the security officials to break the keys used to lock them. Also that he would ask the lecturers to come to class whether the students come or not, and that the Students Union call off their strike. Indirectly, they employed the mechanics of coercion and threats of rustication, particularly of the president and other officials when the DVC indicated that some wealthy family could fly their kids abroad, but the kids from the poor families would begin writing JAMB again.
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This is suggestive that the best the school can give is the same 2 hour light and expect her students to pass with same. It is suggestive that all these promises so far are false and deceptive and only a means to get the students back to class.
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I believe it is constitutional for UNEC students to know the truth of the matter at hand, and i cannot tell them lies, cos the School authorities asked us to and for them to decide on if they want to go back to class or not and in making this decision, they should stand as one. They should understand that this fight is for their welfare and if they lose this fight, they cannot win again.
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Its a time for them to stand up to their demand and to their reputation of being called lions.
#WiseLions and Not #FoolishLions.
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The SUG has tried their best, and has hands off the case, to prevent breakdown of law and order, but UNEC students have the rights yo know the truth.
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#For the interest of UNEC Students.
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- Concerned UNEC Student!