OAU is no more a school for the impecunious, no pun
intended. Tears flow through my face and I grab my
pen to script down this write-up.

My once-upon-a-time great citadel – OAU is now
something like a chilling vantage location or rather a
beer parlour for the affluents, deep-pocketed,
contrary as to what used to be the status quo where
the impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy,
penurious are given the shot to venture into a quest of
building a castle of knowledge. A great citadel that
once seemed shiny and bright now seems layered
under a thin crust of sinister dust.

As a scholar of philosophy, inquisitiveness kept on
stinging my mind like a gadfly, with no room to lay
rest my curiosity has to turn into something like, what
has GREAT IFE turned to? How come OAU can no more
accomodate the masses? Why has the soil that was
meant to bring forth cherry suddenly starts producing
bitter leaf? Why

Historically, Obafmi Awolowo University was a
citadel, founded with the sweat and mediocrity of the
regional Government of Western Nigeria, led by late
chief Samuel Ladoke Akintola and was renamed
Obafemi Awolowo University on the 12th of May 1987
in honour of Chief Obafemi Awolowo (1909-1987),
first premier of the Western Region of Nigeria
government, to encourage the brilliant set of
individuals that are eager to learn and build mansion
of knowledge but faced with lack of money to build
such castle of knowledge (Education). The
establishment of OAU in 1962 and it’s existence for
50years have been serving this important purpose,
which is to help the poor with cheap education,
though not limited to that.

Then, all of a sudden, this purpose turned out to
become a disadvantage to the poor starting from
acceptance fee increment saga cooked by this so
called insensate, pitiless, remorseless pachyderms.
From 2000 to 20,000! Why??. Like that was not
enough, the school fees increment saga further
described insensitivity, iron-heartedness and the
inconsiderate nature of the Management.
The most painful aspect of this exploitation by the
ruthless exploiters is that they built their own castles
of knowledge in indigent, all thanks to great ife, and
now they stand as blockages for such, what a callous
set of individuals.

This deliriousness has been dancing around my body
system since the acceptance fee saga, but the last
stroke that broke the camel’s back, which steered my
rage is the huge amount for the purchase of the so
called OAU Post UTME Form – 2015. How on earth
would OAU Post UTME Registraion AND OAU EPORTAL
Access Scratch Card sum up to a total of #7,000?
Bearing in mind that bank charges will be 700, making
#7,700. Not one after the other but together.
A form that’s more like a gamble, a slot of 5,000 and
yet thousands struggling for it, that aside, what is the
fate of those that can’t afford the #7,700? Funny
enough, enough awareness and space was not given,
the price was announced barely a week ago and the
exam is just two weeks ahead.

I would have remained calm on this if management
had not ordered both cards be sold together, why? Ok
they should change their citadel? That would have
been the bet if there’s no penny.
Is this how OAU will continue to push off the
impecunious? Is this how OAU will continue
accommodating only those that can eat and use
toothpicks? Will there really be no solution to all this
exploitation from the management? Thousand of such
confusing questions flow through my head, but I just
think I have to stop at this inconclusive juncture.
RUMINATE!

#WrittenByFynestboi

http://www.eduregard.com/oau-student-speaks-out-on-post-utme-2015-fee-inflation/

Lalasticlala

Otuoke a new university is charging 4000.

soundtruth:
Otuoke a new university is charging 4000.

Otuoke is not my business OAU is. And guess what bro..OAU is meant for the masses.

#000000

FUTA is charging 4000.. 2000 for reg, another 2000 for compulsory pdf past questions. ole..

To be honest though education needs funding and we have to appreciate the current rates of public schools.

The reason we aren't in the top 1000 is mostly because of their substandard funding.
Abi you think Havard paying $50k dollars are clueless?

Compare that to the $500 max dollars we pay in most federal universities and you wouldn't complain about the substandard quality of education we receive in Nigeria ever again.


Don't Bash me o, I love the cheap tuition too for now

starlingslimnet:
Otuoke is not my business OAU is. And guess what bro..OAU is meant for the masses.

Selfish fellow, so only OAU deserves cheap fees Abi.

Kindly post an extract from anywhere stating OAU being meant for the masses.

Omole is a thief...Ole!!!

Elxandre:


Selfish fellow, so only OAU deserves cheap fees Abi.

Kindly post an extract from anywhere stating OAU being meant for the masses.

Think before you write and write after thinking.

Hmmmmmm mm Op

Nice one

Make una reduce love for this school called OAU, una no go hear. The school just wan break down in all respects. Read about the best, the easiest and cheapest university in Nigeria here
https://www.nairaland.com/2228034

They've hiked almost everything

Omole has turned the school to a Business enterprise.


#OMOALE MUST GO....protest continua.

starlingslimnet:
Think before you write and write after thinking.

Shut up friend!

You were rude to the guy and I was just pointing that out.
Whatever though...

Kunlexic:
Omole has turned the school to a Business enterprise.



#OMOALE MUST GO....protest continua.

But I learn this protest has ended and students are to resume

Omole ole ole! The aspect I hate most is d idea of buying the result checker, as in it makes no sense at all

Elxandre:
Shut up friend!
You were rude to the guy and I was just pointing that out. Whatever though...

whatever

Hollamydey:
Omole ole ole! The aspect I hate most is d idea of buying the result checker, as in it makes no sense at all

What if the person no come pass

We wish to inform the general public that OAU 2015/2016 Post-Utme exam is on the 8th of August, Are you outside Ife and need help in purchasing the scratch card or you need any information pertaining the exam?

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