The embattled University of Ilorin Lecturer, who came under fire few days ago after he allegedly slapped the Students Union president over his mediation on behalf of some students of the school whom he represents, has revealed his own side of the story.

In an interview which he granted campus newsmen, He claimed not to have slapped the Students Union president and also noted that he owes the students no apology as demanded by the Students Union.

When asked what he has to Say about the currently trending issue as regards him slapping the Students Union president? He responded by Saying:

"That day, my students were supposed to write an exam CAC 204, and i was in my office and saw my students roaming around and had not written the exam they're supposed to write for 2pm around 4pm.

As someone who has the interest of the students at heart, I left my office to go to the CBT centre to make enquiries about what was going on and the reason why the students had not started writing their exams.


On getting there with the Dean of the faculty of engineering and some other lecturers in the faculty, we were discussing with the Deputy vice chancellor Academics, Professor Ijaya.
Then Eminent was there waiting to be attended to by the secretary of the CBT centre when he was asked to move back by Dr. Abdulraman of the faculty of engineering.

And when eminent tried explaining to the lecturer that he is the students union president, the lecturer told him to 'get out' and it was at this point that eminent demanded to be respected as the students union president.

I saw the two of them arguing and went there to see what was going on, on getting there I saw a student arguing with the lecturer and collected his ID card without even knowing he was the students Union president. It was in the process of removing his ID card from his neck that my hand hit his face. I never slapped Him.

It was after this that the SU president (Eminent) came back to meet me to say I slapped him and I told him I never slapped him.

After which staffs of the CBT, the DVC academics and others intervened in the whole situation and everything was settled and the exam continued.
It was when I got home at night, I was confused and surprised when I saw how the whole issue which had been settled earlier had turned out and I started receiving calls from everyone."

He was also quizzed about what he would say to the SU president when he meets him, and he had this to say:

"The students union president is my son and I even called him yesterday already.

He should forget whatever' happened, its part of leadership and heaven will not fall."

He however shattered all hopes of tendering an apology as demanded by the Students Union....In his words:

I owe no one an apology and I Even deserve an apology from them.
They have no right to make any demands from me. It is an aberration. I was there on behalf of the students and to represent the interest of the students. If I was in my office, none of this would have happened.

I even called the DVC Academics, Professor Ijaiya to brief her about the matter. "Are they now saying we should not correct any student that is misbehaving?"

He concluded by offering some insights to the recent issue about delay in the conducts of CBT examinations in the school...He said:

"CBT should be structured in a way that it attends to the needs of each department and also shortage of man power also affects this because results must be ready within two weeks after exam.
The faculty is looking into reducing the number of CBT exams engineering students do.

The management is the problem and not the CBT, the number of students do not match the structures we have in the school which is the root of most of the problems we face at the CBT centre. They should provide materials the students need for a particular course".

Many of the students of the faculty of engineering also offered support for the sub dean...

We are with our sub dean, we support him because He was there because of the students and he is a father to us all - The y said.

However, The Students Union has released a press statement yesterday, demanding for his (The Lecturer) immediate apology and gave him an ultimatum (By the end of today) after which they plan to "react".

http://kaybaba.com/never-slapped-students-union-president-even-deserve-apology-students-dr-ajiboye-till-todays-end-apologize-students-union/

Hmmm.... naxo we go dey lie sha

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