₦airaland Forum

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable*_ John F. Kennedy

Revolutionary greeting to all Nigerian Students!

Great Ife Students' Union condemns the inconsiderable and unjustifiable shut of University of Ibadan and the eventual suspension of the Students' Union by the university management.

It is extremely absurd and inconsistent to the dictate of democratic principle for the university management to have considered shutting down a university just because students expressed their grievance over what they perceived to be incorrect and inappropriate in the way the university management has been treating them.

The action taken by the Management of University of Ibadan to shut down the university and eventually suspend the Union at the time when examination was about to commence is totally barbaric and tyrannical. They have clearly shown the student populace their intolerance and oppressive tendency to deprive students of their right to demonstrate and protest when their welfare condition is being handled with levity instead of proffering a drastic and clear-headed solution to the situation on ground.

Therefore, Great Ife Students' Union SAY NO to the draconic and rash decision of the University Management and demand immediate and unconditional reopen of University of Ibadan and the swift reinstatement of the activities of the Students' Union.

However, it should be clearly and unambiguously stated that students are not ready to resume until ID cards are made available to them. Therefore, ID cards must be provided before commencement of any examination whatsoever. The university has charged students for ID card as indicated in the breakdown of their school fees, thus necessary provision must be made to cater for such a need without any further delay.

Finally, we demand that students should be allowed to use hot plates in their kitchenettes as there is no part of the University handbook that states contrary to that.

Aluta Continua!!!

Victoria Ascerta!!!

The Central Executive Council of Great Ife Students’ Union joins all Nigerian students and members of the general public in the celebration of this year’s Nigerian Democracy Day.

However, we shall neither allow the jamboree of today’s celebration nor the pseudo-progress that our country is claimed to have attained to distract us from condemning the wrongs in Nigeria’s economic and socio-political structures.

It cannot be gainsaid that the situation of Nigeria at this point in time is highly abysmal and pitiable. The rate of corruption of men and women at the corridor of power grows unchecked despite the intensification of the anti-graft campaign of Mr. President. It is glaring and obvious that the Federal Government of Nigeria is not interested in investing in the future of Nigerian youths and this has reflected in their insouciant attitude to proper funding of education and creation of jobs for the teeming unemployed Nigerian youths.

The Union, therefore, demands the Federal Government of Nigeria to properly fund Nigerian Education System in compliance with the 26% budgetary allocation as mandated by UNESCO.

It is the duty of every responsible government to make a huge investment in the education of its young citizens as they are the leaders of tomorrow. Thus we demand that the 2017 budget should be looked into again and adjusted to accommodate an effective implementation of adequate funding of Nigerian education system.

Also, we demand the presidency to make the health status of President Muhammadu Buhari public as Great Ife students SAY NO to an incapacitated president and acting president at the same time. This demand becomes necessary as it is impossible for a sick president or a figurehead president to lead a nation effectively.

On the final note, we demand the University Management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife to take the need for urgent and holistic improvement in the general welfare condition of Great Ife students seriously.

Also, we demand openness, transparency and accountability in the running of the university. Since students constitute the largest percentage in the demographic distribution of the university community, we demand a meaningful involvement and inclusion of students in relevant committees that have to do with social and academic welfare of Great Ife students.

Amandla Awetu!!!

Nothing Shall Us!!!

Atayis:
you should have mentioned all the participants, just to alert us.

*GREAT IFE STUDENTS' UNION*

*CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL*


*AN OPEN LETTER TO THE UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE, NIGERIA*

Before Great IFE turns an eyesore and the most obnoxious abode of all Universities in Nigeria, here comes the headaches of all times; our travails.

*"Every obnoxious act is a cry for help" Zig Ziglar.*

Irrevocable salutations to all great Nigerians and the entirety of students. With an heart burning with fury, fuelled with a restless mind of exasperation, we write to decry, upbraid, and censure the poor, obnoxious state of affairs causing insalubrities and risk of lives of students, especially on a well revered campus like OAU. In fact, this is really dispiriting, embarrassing, shameful, and portraying total leadership insensitivity, complete failure and outright wear out. Students are not beggars nor animals why should they be treated as such? Sadistically, even the animals in Obasanjo Farms Ota enjoy and are well treated compared to the intellectual backbones of this nation. Is this not embarrassing enough? Nigeria and her woes since 1960.

It is no longer news how the management of various varsities across the nation maltreat students by harbouring and accommodating them on filthy and "kirikiri-like" prisons called halls of residence/hostels. This kind of imbroglio is not alien or exotic to halls of residence on OAU campus. In times past especially during the Omole led draconian administration which was fantastically marked with (misappropriation, embezzlement, enlaced with rigidifications). We protested severally it yielded victimization and school closure which was synonymous to strike, we wrote it gave birth to futility. It is now the case that when we protest they lie that we are unserious, lazy and vandals as though they are doing the needful at all. When we put up articles they say that we are rude and uncultured as if a cultured management should oppress students by subjecting them to noxious learning environment. Then should we keep mute? Never! A closed mouth is a captured destiny; management of oppressors invites studentship of agitators. We are never inured, we are Great IFE Students; the standing Armies of a rush of titanic struggle, the undaunted and ever courageous comrades of Scientific Aluta, the gallant and dogged comrades who anchor that union, which is the primus inter pares in Nigeria and countries beyond, The Intellectual Fighters For Emancipation; the warlords of radical struggle devoid of rascality.

On Sunday 30th April, 2017 youths (who supposedly are tagged the leaders of tomorrow, if only the failed leaders of today will vacate their seats) were recruited into the higher intellectual market of teachers and learners as directed by the university management. This makes so obvious that the acceptance fees, school fees inter alia have been paid and that the 2016/2017 academic session has started. To avoid the envisaged embarrassing situation, we wrote to the management through her Division of Students' Affairs to ensure that the Halls of Residence are fumigated before resumption that is, Sunday 30th April, 2017 to avoid the barbaric "military coup" of bedbugs  we have even been facing severely before the last session ended (2015/2016 session) and to ensure that our fresh students are not affected with this dangerous bedbugs as the need for them to live happily in their halls can never be flinched and flung.

However, it is rather painful yet unsurprising anyways that the management are still recalcitrant to doing this. Their reply was that students should vacate halls of residence before these halls can be fumigated. A responsible management who truly would not love to be seen as "anti-students" should have hastened up the process and done all necessary fumigations before this fresh session started. This is to make obvious to us that it is out of their wish to grant our utmost needs. They also claimed that some halls have been fumigated such as Angola, Mozambique, we vehemently believe that it is either these two halls were not fumigated at all or that they were not fumigated thoroughly as students still complain of bedbugs. To this effect, we cannot continue to endanger the lives of our students, their welfarism is invaluable, they are higher creatures not animals, they paid for a conducive teaching-learning environment therefore, it is a necessity without any further hesitations backed with the rush of a speedometer that all our halls be fumigated and be free from bedbugs as no university official can enjoy an office with bedbugs or room with them let alone subject their own children to such rooms. Bedbugs should be extincted from our halls of residence. We say no to their parades in our rooms they are not our roommates.

Cleanliness, they say is next to godliness. For healthy living on campus and most especially in our halls of residence, we call on the management to ensure that all the bushy parts and pathways are cleared. It is so disheartening that in spite of our requests that these should be done, they are yet undone. In some halls, the bushes are as tall as the Students' Union president. This is degrading of a varsity like ours. A bushy environment irritates, our halls should remain halls and not bushes. The failure of the management to do this would therefore mean that our lives as students are vulnerable. The bushes accommodate dangerous animals such as snakes,scorpions etc. On several occasions have we killed snakes and some other dangerous animals in our acclaimed halls of residence. Do not wait until they start to bite us. Do not stay relaxed until thieves and other unscrupulous beings start using these places as hideouts. Snakes are not domestic animals, they are not human companions, prevention they say is better than cure. The most horrifying aspect of it is that, most of our lecturers have not graduated from OAU since our halls received its last treatment. Treatment in terms of painting, repairs of window nets etc.

Still decrying the state of our halls, it is very sardonic that most rooms are without illumination some rooms are without doors. Those without illumination are either without bulbs, sockets, and even wire connection. Concomitantly, is it rooms without working wire connection that would have a working socket, bulbs and fans? Absolutely NO. Also, some rooms are without doors not to talk of door locks, this open students to unnecessary hardship. These are your duties, we do not need to tell you. Be responsible. Stop shying away from them. Do not divert funds meant for the welfarism of students to other channels because of shameful wealth accumulation. Do not bring down OAU to mud. Something is very certain, if these halls were privatized you would not have left it the way it is now, you would make it as beautiful as it can in order to maximize your profit because you as well understand that no person would want to pay for a room that is dilapidated. If this is true then, our halls must be made better than that of animals. We are not animals in the halls. If you are rigid on making our hostels suitable for living obviously, it will mean you are tagging us as Animals in these halls. We therefore refute and strongly condemn all sort of incendiary appellations. The bushy parts must be cleared with immediate alacrity and all horrible hands and lackadaisical traits of emotional sluggishness, spontaneously, naturally or intentionally making you not to quickly attend to our needs must be retracted. A responsive and responsible management should  always seek in all ramifications the betterment of all students. This is one of the functions of a school. It serves as a custodian of the learners. It is therefore our rights, rather than a privilege to live like students in a conducive and fascinating environment.

On a final note, the street lights on OAU campus must be repaired. It is horrible in fact, terrifying that the management cannot blindfold their eyes from not knowing that our campus which used to be a well illuminated centre of attraction especially at night has been in total darkness. Even if you still came not to know, we demanded through a letter that we say no to darkness and that all the lights should be repaired. A deaf ear have you turned to this. This shows the generality of Great IFE Students the type of phlegmatic management we have. It is so obvious that things on this campus get worse everyday and the management are insensitive to it. Yet, no insults should come to you from us and a stubborn and unyielding management expects obedient and sycophants as students. NO, we are not stupefied, we are not "zombies" who will keep quiet even at the face of injustice and discomfort. We are not in Egypt neither are we Egyptians who would inculcate the spirit of "suffering and smiling" If you are not ashamed of the university you claim to be managing, we are in fact, so ashamed and angry with the welfarism of our students on a campus that ought to be the best in Africa in terms of its infrastructural facilities, basic amenities, et al. The spirit of Chief Obafemi Awolowo and all other heroes who have passed away groans mournfully. Their vision, mission for OAU would definitely hunt and haunt all who have contributed and is still contributing to the oppression and maltreatment students are receiving from the mean spirit.

"The time is always right to do what is right"- Martin Luther King jnr

*OUR DEMANDS*
All our halls of Residence must be fumigated without delays and the fumigation must not be a ruse. It must be done thoroughly. (all blocks and floors.)

All the bushes covering us as though they are blankets must be cut off within the shortest period of time.

In all Halls of Residence, all rooms without illumination, sockets, doors and door locks should be fixed without the usual wont of reluctance.

We are not sons and daughters of darkness. Therefore, our campus must be well illuminated, all disappointing street lights should be repaired.

Before they turn to indeliberate, unintentional and extemporal undug wells through the efforts of cars and bikes, all pot holes on campus most especially at campus gate must be filled.

The porters should be put on their toes and ensure they give recognition and attention to all Great IFE students when they make their complaints.

The security on our campus must remain unflinching and further intensified.

No lecturer should for any reason harass any student on this campus.

meetmonde:
you are not NEPA

Kogi State Students under the axis of Joint Campus Committee (NANS) protest the cloesure of all tertiary institutions in the state.

We have blocked the popular ganaja junction.

The Kogi state university students union acting president president, Edogbo Anthony, alongside the NANS joint campus committee chairman, Hussein Attaja has today staged a protest against the over 3 months strike embarked upon by the lecturers and staffs of Kogi state tertiary institutions.
The students have come out in their numbers to demonstrate their grievances in a peaceful March around the state capital

Cekpo34:
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Cekpo34:
Fynestboi I had sent you a mail but you are yet to respond?

cosade:
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Send a private message to me and let's discuss how we can move this forward.

UPDATED - 30/01/2017 11:10 PM

Richiez
olawalebabs

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sammyscholar:
Hello seun,

It seams finestboi is now too preoccupied to have time for the planning of this competition. Please help bring this event back to its feet.

Thank you.

See what the newly sworn in SUG president posted on his facebook wall earlier today.

Great Nigerian students!
I wish to first of all thank all students and stakeholders of Kogi state University for the continuous support to the Students' Union Government, amidst all the betrayal. The greatest sin against humanity is to thwart the effort of the majority. I really sympathise with you all, and I commend your patience.
Over the past few weeks, a lot has happened. A lot of propaganda has been on social media, a lot of deceit, betrayal, and a lot of lies from our student union leaders. Our leaders have obviously failed.
But as acting SUG president, I am promising every student that this is a new dawn.
We are now going to build the Students' Union Government where your dues count, where your rights are protected and where your common welfare is guaranteed.
Never again will the right and interest of any student of Kogi state university be sold out.
For this short period, we shall from now advocate for proper conditions and treatment from our classrooms to the hostels. We shall advocate for immediate intervention with regards to water and power supply in our school.
From now on, every single naira of the Students' Union Government shall be accounted for.
We have stayed home for too long.
The plight of the students suffering at home for the past three months is my greatest worry.
The ongoing strike is our greatest terror now, and making sure we get back to class as soon possible is our biggest priority right now. This, we shall fight for with all sincerity and diplomacy.
We are already partnering all institutions in the state to have the biggest peaceful demonstration/protest ever. This mega demonstration is slated for Wednesday, 26th April, 2017 at Lokoja, as agreed at the Joint Campus Congress held on 20th April, 2017.
Please debunk any news stating that there will be a protest on the 24th of April. That is another big deceit awaiting.
This is our right and we are not going back on our decision.
I urge every student of KSU to come out and support this peaceful protest.
Once again, I thank all our students for their patience, support and cooperation.
No more Facebook governance.
No more permutation governance.
No more April fooling.
This is the dawn of a new era.
This is the government of the students, by the students,and for the students, ONLY.
Thanks and God bless.
Anthony Edogbo
Ag. SUG President
KSU.

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McBrooklyn:
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