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The agricultural farm of the
University of Ado Ekiti was
yesterday looted. About 3,500
birds, 120 crates of eggs, 10
goats, 75 sheep, 25 rabbits,
30 pigs were carted away by
students protesting the
crushing to death of one of
them by a hit and run driver.
They also torched the
institution’s Information and
Communication Technology
(ICT) Centre and set ablaze at
least five vehicles and several
buildings in the town.
The university authorities said
the losses might be more and
immediately shut down the
institution.
Abiola Teslim Yusuf, a final
year student died on
Wednesday night of injuries
he received after being run
over by a vehicle close to
Osekita Hostel, an off-campus
students hostel in the town.
The protesting students,
about 150, launched out of
their rooms early yesterday at
the start of what was
supposed to be a peaceful
protest.
However, the protest soon
took a twist when the burning
and looting started.
The police spokesman in the
state, Mr Victor Babayemi,
said seven of the students
who allegedly partook in the
looting and vandalism have
been arrested and a search
for the fleeing driver
commenced.
The Vice Chancellor of the
University, Professor Oladipo
Patrick Aina, condemned “the
most barbaric conduct
displayed by supposedly
cultured youngsters.”
He told reporters that
investigation would soon
commence into the incident
and the culprits brought to
book.
He said the action of the
students was capable of
jeopardising the on-going
infrastructural development in
the institution.
Announcing the immediate
and indefinite closure of the
institution, Aina said the
management, working in
concert with internal security
officials, would assess the
level of damage to buildings
and other properties, as well
as uncover the extent of the
involvement of students and
staff.
Prof Aina was disappointed at
the failure of the police to
respond to the institution’s
distress call before the protest
got out of hand.
He said: “I had called the
Police authority at about 7am
on Friday to inform them
when I got a security report
that the students were
mobilising for protest over the
death of their colleague only
for them to come well after
the damage had been done.”
The police denied the
allegation with their
spokesman, Victor Babayemi,
saying they acted promptly.
The VC said he personally
supervised the transfer of the
accident victim to the Ikere
Ekiti Specialists Hospital for
medical attention immediately
after the mishap.
He said: “When we realised
that his condition was not
stable the way we expected,
we moved him down to the
Intensive Care Unit of the
Ekiti State University
Teaching Hospital. But on
Friday, it was confirmed that
he had to be operated upon by
experts because he sustained
serious head injury and this
forced us to take him to the
Lagos University Teaching
Hospital (LUTH).
“The student died in Ibadan
while being taken to LUTH on
Friday. These are our efforts
to ensure that he survived
even when we have not asked
about who was responsible for
the student’s death.
“I even went to Osekita Hostel
on Friday shortly before the
incident and spoke with the
students, but it was shocking
and amazing that they had to
take to such act after all our
efforts. To us, this is
unjustifiable action that will
be thoroughly investigated.”

Dr Lateef Adegbite lived a reputable
life, and leaves an exemplary act in
Islam. Credits to his personality.

There's this act he depicted in Islam which I hope Muslims in Nigeria learn from: he was survived by just one wife.

Farewell baba, sunn ree!

The Nigeria Union of Teachers, Lagos
State chapter and its counterpart,
Ogun NUT have agreed to embark on
indefinite strike if the state
governments fail to pay 27.5 Teachers
Salary Scale before 24th of
September, 2012.
The Lagos NUT boss, Comrade
Samson Idowu, disclosed this recently
at the launch of e-teaching learning
process computers for teachers held
at Alausa, Lagos.
“We are looking forward to resume
the new academic session as
scheduled, unless we are barred by
the inaction of the government on the
full payment of 27.5 TSA to our
teachers”, he added.
Comrade Idowu said there is no going
back on the strike if government fails
to meet the demand of teachers.
“The strike is not a warning strike
because we have waited for long.
Come 24th of this month, we shall
embark on indefinite strike”, he said.
“We had a meeting with the Lagos
State government recently and they
said the balance would be included in
the 2013 budget. This should not be
so. Why do teachers have to wait so
long? We are not going to relent on
our proposed strike until the Lagos
State government hearkens to our
demand. We want this money paid
this year. This money has been due
since 2008”, he said.

monotechnics
across
the
country
over
what
teachers
describe
as
the discriminatory application of the
tertiary education training fund by the
Federal Government.
TETFUND, which is applied to the
training of polytechnic teachers
abroad, SATURDAY PUNCH gathered,
is only disbursed for science-related
courses.
But the Academic Staff Union of
Polytechnics, while deploring the
manner the funds were disbursed,
vowed to take up the issue with the
government.
National Publicity Secretary of ASUP,
Mr. Clement Chirman, told SATURDAY
PUNCH in an interview in Jos on
Friday that the association was poised
to ensure that the funds were
equitably disbursed and also take up
the issue of the 60-year age limit for
beneficiaries of the TETFUND as
against the present 50 years in view of
the new retirement age of 65.
Chirman said the association was
asking the government to release the
document on the Consolidated Salary
Scheme 15 migration for the lower
cadre of polytechnics and
monotechnics as soon as possible to
enable the authorities of various
institutions to implement the new
scheme.
He said, “We have just held our 72nd
National Executive Council meeting in
Birnin Kebbi, and these were some of
the issues we raised.” He said the
patience of the NEC was running out
over the delay in the constitution of
the renegotiating team and implored
the government to begin the process
to avoid a breakdown of order in all
polytechnics.
Chirman said the association
supported the transformation agenda
of the Federal Government, but would
want it to be pursued in a manner that
would be beneficial to Nigerians.

Crisis loom in polytechnic and monotechnics
across
the
country
over
what
teachers
describe
as
the discriminatory application of the
tertiary education training fund by the
Federal Government.
TETFUND, which is applied to the
training of polytechnic teachers
abroad, SATURDAY PUNCH gathered,
is only disbursed for science-related
courses.
But the Academic Staff Union of
Polytechnics, while deploring the
manner the funds were disbursed,
vowed to take up the issue with the
government.
National Publicity Secretary of ASUP,
Mr. Clement Chirman, told SATURDAY
PUNCH in an interview in Jos on
Friday that the association was poised
to ensure that the funds were
equitably disbursed and also take up
the issue of the 60-year age limit for
beneficiaries of the TETFUND as
against the present 50 years in view of
the new retirement age of 65.
Chirman said the association was
asking the government to release the
document on the Consolidated Salary
Scheme 15 migration for the lower
cadre of polytechnics and
monotechnics as soon as possible to
enable the authorities of various
institutions to implement the new
scheme.
He said, “We have just held our 72nd
National Executive Council meeting in
Birnin Kebbi, and these were some of
the issues we raised.” He said the
patience of the NEC was running out
over the delay in the constitution of
the renegotiating team and implored
the government to begin the process
to avoid a breakdown of order in all
polytechnics.
Chirman said the association
supported the transformation agenda
of the Federal Government, but would
want it to be pursued in a manner that
would be beneficial to Nigerians.

The CBN, in a statement on Thursday,
also confirmed that it had received a
presidential directive to stop action on
the currency restructuring plan.
The statement by the apex bank’s
spokesperson, Ugo Okoroafor, reads,
“The CBN hereby informs the general
public that the President, on Thursday,
September 20, 2012, directed that
further action on the approved
restructuring exercise be stopped.
“It is important to stress that till date,
no contract whatsoever has been
awarded by the CBN in connection
with the printing and minting of the
new currency notes and coins.
Consequently, no currency note or coin
has been printed or minted under the
proposed exercise.”
The planned introduction of the note
had attracted a huge outcry in the
public domain. Those against the move
had hinged their position on the fact
that it could worsen inflation in the
country.
They also said it was contrary to the
apex bank’s cash-less policy.
At resumption on Tuesday, both arms
of the National Assembly passed
resolutions asking the CBN not to go
ahead with the plan. But the Minister
of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku,
said that the resolutions are advisory.
Jonathan was said to have expressed
his readiness to halt the process when
he met with the President of the
Senate, Mr. David Mark, and Speaker,
House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu
Tambuwwal, on Tuesday.

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