₦airaland Forum

gbosaa:
You know this is not fair right? Are non students of OAU eligible to vote? Can keke drivers and grocery shop owners in OAU vote? Can unilag, UNN or students of yabatech vote?
If not why should nairalanders vote you?

This is not fair on other candidates na...and this made front page. Nigeria is very corrupt.


I don cast my vote sha and it's only because you are left handed like moi.. let other candidates go to lindaikeji or Bella Naija and get theirs.

UnknownT:
No hope for the country again, when politicians begin kari illegal voters from neighbouring countries, we go dey shout. No wahala, make I go vote

Maj196:
I no vote. Come beat me I dey my ouz

Dharniel:
I gave you my vote buh Oni Joshua is undisputedly the face of OAU...
Cc: Fynestboi

kakacoke01:
My guy u don win I don vote for u and I see say na u dey lead

UnknownT:
Na so rigging of election dey start. An award among OAU students should be voted only by OAU students and not by us. This is corruption

adonismuller:
You no dey graduate?

Are you studying law and med sug together....?

CplusJason:
And now you want our votes once more......



Mr. Mod, you nor dey graduate sef?

Victornezzar:
Oga boss
1 of my friend tok say she know u
Her name is kelechi.....she dey una union

toygod2:
Adeoluwa be using NL to garner and gather votes since the day of EVANS.
Isn't this corruption?
Mehnnnn, you noh go win this one oooo.
The ones you don win thru us e don do, no be curse.
You no deh even share WE wey vote you!!!!
Give another man chop

Ehiscotch:
But it would quite unfair if we vote for you without knowing the necessary criteria for voting you, just because you are a nairalander

I am not hating but you need to tell me why you deserve my vote.

Last year OAU AWARD, I was able to win Online Media Personality because Nairalanders supported and voted for me, however due to my impact and contribution thus far, have been nominated for

FACE OF OAU.

PLEASE I NEED YOUR VOTE TO WIN THIS.

http://hotinc.com.ng/oau-awards/

Tolexander:
Fynestboi

Are you safe?

That is why I like my Alma mater!

I can't forget how Devaino's case was treated on the allegation of N30, 000 misappropriation in 2009. Can't remember if the allegation was true anyway.

We even heard of that of Kuku's case as the SUG President then.

TonyeBarcanista:
How can that thrash cost N2.5million? where is the evidence of payment? Who is the Dealer? I think the entire Exco should be suspended by the Congress and proper investigation carried out.

This is so disappointing Sir!!!

TonyeBarcanista:
How can that thrash cost N2.5million? where is the evidence of payment? Who is the Dealer? I think the entire Exco should be suspended by the Congress and proper investigation carried out.

This is so disappointing Sir!!!

Name of Selling Company; De Val Multi Concept (importer & exporter)

Address; white house, Famina road, modakeke- Ile-ife

Seller’s phone number; 08033979550

Date of Purchase; 16-06-2017

Price; N2,500,000

This is the second time I will be writing on the bus issue because it has generated into what I did not expect nor plan. Some people want to use this avenue to hijack the union, paint me black, soil my name, tarnish my integrity and make people lose hope in my leadership. But as President, I remain resolute to truthfulness, transparency and trust.

How the money for the bus came?
It has never been in the history of this union that the University management releases backlog dues. When I came on board as President, I made the university management to understand why they have to release our backlog during the time the union was on suspension. Initially they opposed it, but I demanded it has to be released because it is our money. Later, the management agreed to release it, which was totalled to be 7.3 Million Naira on the basis that there must be something tangible we have to use the money for if they have to release it. Having fully understood the plight of students at bus stop at night and in accordance to my manifesto of easing the stress we face at bus stop at night by getting transportation buses, I made the management to understand that we need buses and we shall use the backlog to get buses. After making their findings they agreed to my proposal of getting buses and 3Million Naira was first released for us to get a bus, show them, defend it before releasing other funds. It should be clear to all that the money was deliberately released for bus and as such it can not be spent otherwise because the university management will also audit us on how we spent the money.


When the money came, how we got the bus
The money for the bus came days after we had the first congress that suspended the speaker‎ and dissolved the committees due to the petition written to the congress. At that point there was committee to deal with, and in the absence of such, work of the union cannot stop, the executive can keep working and when the committees are newly constituted, they shall be well informed. So, we went ahead to seeing how we shall get the first bus. We consulted four dealers and negotiated to the barest minimum. The first said 3.5Million Naira, the second said 2.9 Million, the third said 3.2Million and the fourth said 2.5Million. Before we went ahead with it, we met with the mechanics at the university maintenance to help us find out the amount the bus is sold because Department of Accounting has such which we saw at maintenance that day and the mechanics told us the bus is 3.5Million Naira from Lagos. After making all these findings, we went ahead with the dealer that said 2.5Million and we got the bus which is a Tokunbo Bus and Grade 1 (Not Nigerian used) as been reffered to by dealers.


Buses on Jiji, Jumia etc
While we were consulting dealers on how much the bus is being sold, we went online also as students and we saw a lot of such buses on Jiji, Jumia etc. Mechanics advised us never to get such buses even though they are quite cheaper, but we warned not to get buses from Jiji or jumia or any online seller because we cannot be so sure of the engine and majority of such buses are Nigerian used. In the process of making our findings, we were made to understand that we could get 14-seaters of Passat/Volkswagen for 1.4Million Naira but we should not go for such as they break down easily just like the ones we had in the union about 3 sessions ago that are no longer functioning, but should rather go for Toyota products.


Controversy, lack of trust and allegations
I am not unaware of all the controversy, lack of trust and allegations that has emanated since the purchase‎ of this transportation bus. Some are saying I inflated the amount, some are saying I have stolen money, some even said I am a thief, some are saying I should be impeached, some are even saying I should not be trusted and some are moving around one place to another to use this avenue to turn the students against me and hijack the union. Greatest Ife! Articulate Ife!! Yes, 2.5M is a big money which is making everyone think the bus is not up to that or I have inflated the amount. As President, I can say it anywhere anytime, the amount of the bus was never inflated and I will never do that, I am not corrupt and I will never. This union is not an end, it is just a means to an end and as such I can never soil my name or tarnish my name as we all have a long way to go. We are the ones this country is waiting for to save it from these corrupt leaders, and if we that the country is waiting for are now fraudulent in our dealings, then what is the hope of this country? What I fear most in my life is financial scandal and that is why I will never be involved in such because a good name is better than silver and gold. On this note, I challenge everyone who wants to investigate or making findings as regards to the amount the bus was bought, whether it was inflated or not, whether it has financial scandal or not to investigate and if it is proven to the world that I inflated the amount or I am involved in financial scandal, *I shall resign as President* immediately because what is the essence of being a leader when those you are leading cannot trust you.

On the pictures sent around
I must state that the person that took the picture of the bus only wanted to tarnish my name, because he took the picture after the bus has been used since morning and got dirty, just to make people think I inflated the amount the bus was bought. The bus is always parked at SUB, everyone is free to get close to the bus, check it extensively, take pictures and show it around to dealers or people that know about bus and make your findings and facts about the price.

On the type of bus
The bus is a Toyota Hiace 14 Seaters Bus. Dealers refer to such type as Grade 1 Tokunbo as it was never used in Nigeria, it is straight from US. All expected to be there are intact, we did not do anything to it, seats came with it, the steering was not changed from right to left‎. A lot of past alumni have been calling me on why it generated to such issue as they said the bus even costs more that 2.5Million but I made them to know some people wants to use it to tarnish my image. But I will never allow them succeed. And now, I am challenging all who thinks I inflated the price or I am involved in financial scandal, to make proper findings, bring up facts and figures and if proven that I am involved in financial scandal, then I shall seize to be President.

To Great Ife Students
Greatest Ife! Articulate Ife!! As your President, I have been up and doing to ensure I serve you dilligently. These are trying times for me as President because there is no such thing that spoils one's name as financial scandals, I can boldly tell you that I am not corrupt and I will never be because this Presidency is not my end and we are those to make this country great and as such I need us all to come together as one as a union and never allow some people use lies to divide us all because they want to get hard on me.

OlafenwaMoses:
For how much was the Bus bought then? Let us know the actual amount else we are stuck with the N 3million claim.

TonyeBarcanista:
Guy, I'm so disappointed in you and your Exco.

You are the Sec-Gen, you can't claim ignorance of the REAL cost and padded cost of the container.

You guys don't know what you are doing to yourselves. Internet doesn't forget..

BTW The EFCC or Special Fraud Unit of Nigeria Police could swing in IF petition is written to them.

tmcleo2k2:
Fynestboi...is that a moniker for Dr. IBK?

Abuklaw:
Fynestboi is the General Secretary. He will come and explain what is going on. How can that car cost 3m?

Papiikush:
Una don chop student money abi? Oyah show us the receipt

McBrooklyn:

Our union is the greatest, our union is the alpha and omega, our union is the almighty, no one is above our union. *Oyekan Ibukun Edward.*‎

Ever since I became President, I have never come out to reply critics. But, I believe it is very important at this point for me to come out and clear the air because of the lies that have been flying around lately to dent my name and leadership.‎

Greatest Ife! Articulate Ife!! The union has successfully gotten a 14-seater Toyota bus for *transportation scheme* and not for *Union Movement* after noticing the challenges students face at night at bus stop. Commercial drivers on campus are not allowed to be on campus after 9pm, this always cause transportation challenges to students who want to go back to gate/town after 9pm on campus, and this necessitated the idea of the union getting buses for *transportation scheme* within campus such that when you are on campus till 9pm, 10pm, you are rest asured there is a bus that will drop you at the gate.

*What necessitated the purchase of a 14-seater Toyota bus?*‎
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We initially wanted to go for a 18-seater bus but we observed it will be too long for a transportation scheme within campus and as such we settled for a 14-seater which is moderate for a transportation scheme on campus.

*Why Toyota?*
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Having fully understood that Toyota products are the best and knowing fully well that Toyota products are strong, durable and lasting, we settled to go for Toyota products, though quite expensive. It is better to go for what is expensive but strong, durable and lasting than to get what is cheap but weak and not durable. Few sessions ago, the union got 2 buses for transportation scheme but today, the rest is history. Even though poor managememt maybe part of the issues behind the failure then, those buses were Passat products and even Nigerian used. But as President, I will rather not go for anything than going for what is not the best. And as such we went for Toyota even though we all know Toyota products are expensive.

*On the amount the bus was bought?*‎
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I have seen a lot of posts from some students who said we claimed to have gotten the bus for 3Million Naira. That is absolutely not true. It is a total lie. As President, I have never disclosed the amount the bus was bought to the public. I was surprised at the extent some people can go just to dent an individual's image and pull him down. Greatest Ife! Ariticulate Ife!! This union is not an end, it is just a means to an end and as such as President, I cannever use this means to an end to spoil my end. I can boldy say it anywhere, I am not corrupt and I will never be. I am not fraudulent in all my dealings and I will never be.  As President, this is just a stepping stone, if we fail here, we have failed the country looking up to us to save her from the current set of corrupt leaders we have. I would have loved to state the amount the bus was bought here but for accountablity, I want anyone who is interested or anyone who is vast about buses to find out how much a *Grade 1 Tokunbo Toyota 14-seater Bus* is being sold anywhere and put the amount public ‎for all students to see, after then we will release the amount, the receipt and location of where the bus was gotten from. Greatest Ife! Articulate Ife!! Let us desist from hearsay and go with facts and figures as intellectuals that we are. As President, I never said the bus was gotten for 3 Million Naira, anyone one spreading such is hell-bent on tarnishing my image and inciting students against my leadership. *Greatest Ife beware of such liars.*

*Why not use the Students Union Coaster Bus?*‎

The time students suffer transportation challenges the most on campus is at night by 8pm and above because the commercial drivers will not be allowed to be on campus by 9pm due to security purposes. The crowdedness always at bus stop at that time is always alarming and anytime I come out of SUB at night and I see such, I cry within and feel bad. Initially we wanted to be using the Students' Union Coaster Bus to transport students to gate every night but the only challenge we faced was who to drive the big coaster bus at‎ night. The drivers that do drive the bus told us they cannot work at that late time (8pm - 10pm) and as such we could not use the Students' Union Coaster Bus.
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*Can one bus serve 35,000 students?*‎
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The ‎essence of getting that bus was not to transport 35,000 students at once. The main reason why the union will be getting buses for transportation scheme is to solve the crowdedness at night (after 9pm when commercial drivers will be off) at the bus stop. Yes, one might not be effective for now but Rome was not built in a day. When the Western Region started University of Ife in 1962, they started with just 4 faculties, no one complained that how will 4 faculties accomodate all secondary school leavers in Southwest then, and by 1982, the University had additional faculties and even a College of Health Sciences. Yes, one bus might not be very effective now, but we need to start somewhere, a legacy that others can follow and develop. How will you feel as someone that stays in town, maintenance or gate and after leaving the library by 9.30pm, instead of being stranded as usual because commercial drivers are off, you easily get a bus that will conviniently take you to gate. Very soon, the second one will come. By the time we have two transportation buses, under proper management and good maintenance, transportation challenges and crises at night on our campus will be history.

At this point, let it be clear to everyone that as President I have never been involved in any fraudulent action and I will never do such because we are those this country is waiting ‎for and as such we much set good examples from now so that we will do it better when we get there. As President, Great Ife Students' Union, I am leading the most intellectual and radical students in Africa and as such I dare not decieve you because if I do, I am dead!!! But please, lets us all beware of liars that will always want to divide us.

The Genuine Position of OAU Students on the June 12 Political Symposium: OAU Students reaffirm and uphold the invitation of Rt. Hon. Lasun Yusuf and other invited politicians

The attention of the Union has been drawn to a report on Sahara Reporter claiming that OAU students reject the invitation of politicians to the Union June 12 Political Symposium being organised by OAU Students' Union. The report is not only misleading but a sheer misrepresentation of the interest and position of the generality of Great Ife students.

It should be noted that such a scurrilous report has been sponsored by some aggrieved individuals who are always interested in causing commotion in the University Community by imposing their socialist ideology on Students and thereby sending a wrong signal to members of the public.

The Union leaders, having the legitimacy and mandate of students hereby use this medium to clearly and unambiguously condemn those behind the misleading report and even the media platform that published such a story without conducting a thorough research to know the true and genuine position of students about our choice of Rt. Hon. Lasun Yusuf, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa and Rt. Hon. Najeeem Salaam.

They are all Parliamentarians who have been representing their various constituencies. It is the opinion of the Union that the symposium will be a suitable platform for them to give account of their stewardship and also join other speakers such as Edmond Obilo, a seasoned journalist and public affairs analyst in evaluating the growth of democracy over time.

Therefore, we encourage students and members of the public to discard and ignore their shenanigan which is mainly intended to disrupt the current peace the campus enjoys.