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OAU Crisis: Buhari Wades In On Appointment Of An Acting VC

http://www.oaupeeps.com/2016/07/oau-crisis-buhari-directs-appointment.html

See also: 2016 OAU Admissions: How To Calculate Your Merged Screening Score

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Senate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, to immediately recommend a qualified person for appointment, as an acting Vice Chancellor for the university.

According to Channels Television, the President made this order in a letter addressed to the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission. The President directed the Senate not to consider any of the candidates who earlier contested for the position. The letter further says the Senate of the university should take immediate steps to implement the directive of the President and report back to the Federal Ministry of Education.

Workers and students of the institution recently trooped out in jubilation following the dissolution of the school’s governing council and the suspension of the selection of the Vice Chancellor by the Federal government. In the view of many students and staff of the institution, the federal government’s decision was a step towards the redemption and integrity of the institution.

Obafemi Awolowo University students have been stayed at home for over 3 months now with no resumption date in proper view.

http://www.oaupeeps.com/2016/07/oau-crisis-buhari-directs-appointment.html

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OAU Aspirants::How to Calculate Your Screening Score

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Your JAMB/WAEC Results

OAU Peeps News Agency
Friday, July 15,2016..

Important Information On OAU Screening Exercise
ELIGIBILITY
✔You must have made Obafemi Awolowo University your First choice
✔You Must have scored 200 and Above in the Last UTME
✔For the DE Candidates,You must have atleast UPPER CREDIT in your result
HOW TO APPLY
Log on to the university Eportal [eportal.oauife.edu.ng] and click on _2016 ADMISSION SCREENING-UTME/DE APPLICANTS_ by using your JAMB registration number to download RRR[Remital Referral Reference] and use it to pay dues..
Amount due comprises of
SCREENING FEE-#1,500
EPORTAL ACCESS CHARGE-#5,000
BANK CHARGE-#350
TOTAL FEE-#6,850
Payments can be via branch of any bank or MasterCard
After payments, you are required to do the following on the university Eportal;
1. Update JAMB data_
2. Upload Results[WAEC/NECO/JUPEB/NCE etc]_
3.Upload Scanned copy of Credentials
4.Print Admission Screening Report
NOTE THE FOLLOWING
☀ Closing Date for Screening of UTME Candidates is 20th July,2016
☀ Closing Date for screening of Direct Entry candidates is 30th July,2016
☀ Candidates who are awaiting results are also eligible to apply. Such Candidates will be allowed to upload their results when they are released only if they applied within the specified period
Also Note that the exercise does not require physical presence of candidates on campus
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Now, both the present Head of State and the previous President have been on the Army's outfits. Who rocks it better?

*IMPORTANT INFO TO ALL OAU ASPIRANTS*

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09/07/2016

Following several calls by the students of Obafemi Awolowo University to many leaders of the country, requesting that they wade into the long time closure of the institution, the Nigerian Senate is the latest in the series of prominent personalities and systems that have waded in. The Senate has vowed to look into the matter once the Senate resumes next week.

Reacting to one of the several tweets where he was tagged, the President of the Senate, Olubukola Saraki said the matter will be looked into once session resumes.
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http://www.oaupeeps.com/2016/07/breaking-nigerian-senate-wades-in-vows.html

11/07/2016

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has once again assured students of Obafemi Awolowo University that the Senate will look into the crisis rocking the institution.

Responding to a tweet reminding him of the promised Senate intervention into the #ReOpenOAU campaign, he said the Senate resumes tomorrow (Tuesday) and it will look into the issue.
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http://www.oaupeeps.com/2016/07/senate-to-look-into-reopenoau-tomorrow.html

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External members of the Governing Council of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over the dissolution of the varsity Council.

Pro- Chancellor and Chairman of Council of the university, Prof. Rowland Ndoma-Egba, signed the letter on behalf of four others including Arc Omoyele Daniel, Chief Moses Otazi, Hon. Tajjani Goni Guzamala and Barrister S.I. Ameh (SAN).

The name of the representative of the Federal Ministry of Education in the council, Ms Ann Ebun Haruna, was also listed.

Entitled “In the service of our country” the letter was dated 8th July, 2016 and addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari.

The OAU Governing Council inaugurated in February 2013 still has about two years to serve before it was terminated “with immediate effect” by the fiat of the Federal Ministry of Education on July 1, 2016.
The Pro-Chancellor said that they were astonished to hear over the mass media including advertorial that their Council together with that of the University of Port Harcourt had been dissolved “with immediate effect” on July 1, 2016.

He noted that they were unfortunately unable to say why the OAU Council was dissolved since the advertorial did not say so. The Council members, he said, felt obliged that it is in the interest of their integrity given the high confidence reposed in them by government to adduce the possible reasons for the dissolution of the Council.

On why the Council was dissolved, he noted that they should perhaps present their own side of the story since there are always two sides to a story.

Ndoma-Egba said, “We are left with no other option than this since we were not queried or given the opportunity to defend ourselves before the punishment was meted out. Perhaps as free citizens saddled with such high social responsibility, we deserved more. Our objective is not to challenge government action but to leave a written permanent record of events that probably led to the dissolution of OAU Council.”

The Pro-Chancellor noted that the immediate cause of the dissolution of the OAU Governing must be the appointment of the 11th Vice Chancellor of the university.

He said that the term of office of the incumbent Vice Chancellor, Pro. Bamidele Omole, was to end on 23, June 2016.

He added that the appointment of VCs in any federal university ought not to be “rocket science” because the Federal Ministry of Education produced in conjunction with the National Universities Commission “a complete, detailed directory on how it should be done.”

The Pro-Chancellor said that using the FME guide, Council set out a due process that will ensure that a VC elect emerged by April 12, 2016 to allow the VC elect to understudy the incumbent VC for a period of approximately two months before taking over.

He outlined the steps the Council took to ensure that a VC elect emerged seamlessly including December 15-17, 2015, advertisement of vacancy with clearly spelt out criteria/ template for candidates that befits the status, age and international standing of OAU.

On January 28, 2016, he said that special Council meeting to select chairman of “The search team” who must be an external member of Council, was held where Chief Moses Otazi was unanimously selected; January 28, 2016 closure of application for VC; February 1, 2016 search team commended activities, March 7, 2016, search team concluded its activities after visiting over ten universities and over 90 professor head-hunted.

He said that there was no external applicant in spite of search.

The Pro-Chancellor said that on March 8, 2016, Council met to consider and short-list applications already submitted by interested candidates using advert template for the short-listing process.

He noted that before opening the boxes containing applications, Council debated the criteria and decided on the weighing of each of the criteria while before the scoring began, the cut-off point for short-listing was also agreed upon.

He said that at the end of the short-listing exercise, six candidates were short-listed, in “alphabetical order and without scores in the recommendation of the selection board.”

He added, “On 7th April, 2016, while waiting to commence the interaction/interview, two unions SSANU and NASU who had been on strike for some ‘allowances and palliatives’ from the outgoing administration, turned their vengeance towards the Joint Council and Senate Selection Board.

“It would seem at this point that all efforts were being harnessed to frustrate the Selection Board. It would seem that the strike action was hijacked and further sponsored by some vested interests who did not want the due process to continue. It would also seem that the delay tactics were aimed at enabling SSANU and NASU to get a court injunction to stop the process.”

The Pro-Chancellor noted that on persuasion by the varsity administration, a meeting of Council was summoned at the varsity International Conference Centre to consider the aborted interaction process at 11.30pm.

On how Ooni of Ife rescued the Council members from danger, he said, “It is amazing that the SSANU and NASU strikers became severely violent and restive. When I called out to the incumbent VC to call the Police, he said the Police Commissioner refused to answer. It even became more serious when I asked him to call State Security Service and the VC said the SSS feared that the workers could be armed and so will not come. At this point (12.30am), I had to call Ooni of Ife, His Royal Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11.”

According to him, “That the External (Council) members are alive to tell this story owes everything to the concern and bravery of the Ooni of Ife. That the security services abandoned us to the whims and caprices of the irate, wild and violent workers cannot be acceptable.”

Following the incident, he said that Council decided on advice to hold future meetings of the Selection Board in Abuja for security reasons.

Ndoma-Egba asked, “Is somebody saying that having faced this ordeal as hostages, and having been abandoned by the security services, we deserve to be dissolved as a reward. Our witness is His Royal Majesty the Ooni of Ife who deserves a special national honours for saving our lives. We have not been communicated, there was no invitation. We were dismissed just like that through radio, television and advertorial. Is it true that there are people above the law? Who is it that just sat down and say just dismiss them.”

He noted that probably the candidates who felt that they would not emerge successful and some others who were not short-listed may have engineered the action against the Selection Board.

The Pro-Chancellor said that a new VC appointed by the Council had already been recognised because the law says “Council shall appoint.”
He regretted that “They are now going to appoint another person to cause mayhem and possible blood shed.”

“There is no provision for acting VC, there is no provision for interim VC. Why should you dissolve the Council when the conditions for dissolving the Council are laid down either for corruption, mismanagement or incompetence. If we were dissolved for any of the above, we should be told.”

He also said that if the Council was in contempt of any court, the court has the resources to sanction them.
Ndoma-Egba attached a letter dated 18th May, 2016 by the Federal Ministry of Education which asked the Council to ensure due process in the appointment of a new VC for OAU.

He also attached another letter by the Federal Character Commission dated 20th June, 2016 which gave the Council certificate of compliance as an authority to issue letter of appointment to Professor Ayobami Taofeek Salami, as substantive VC of the OAU.

http://thenationonlineng.net/oau-crisis-sacked-council-members-petition-buhari/

http://www.oaupeeps.com/2016/07/sacked-oau-governing-council-members.html

In a bid to commemorate the death of Afrika and the OAU 4 today, The Ankara Boy is posting exclusive chats and interviews with some persons who were also involved in the incident. One of such persons is Chief Odunfa, who was the Kegite Chief at the time of the incident. He was supposed to fellow rise Afrika the Night of the incident. Read his comments below

"I was supposed to fellow rise Afrika that fateful night as he was never a kegite member.

I used to be Aluta Chairman of Awolowo Hall of Residence.

The fact that I was pre occupied with the Kegite mass initiation that was to hold that night prevented me from leading boys to Old Buka where we later got to know the cultists were meeting.

When they fired the first shot that killed Ajita in front of the Kegite palace in Awolowo Hall website all thought it was banger.

I saw the lady that led them, she was carrying a revolver on her right hand. When they approached Awo Cafe she started shooting at us in Awo Cafe. Everybody ran away from the Cafe leaving myself and AB National of Kegites Club at the time - Biodun Ojo to face the cultists. People were calling me to run but I told them how would it sound to hear that the whole Awoluta Chairman also fled.

When things for too hot, I don't know how I got to Room X10 in Mozambique Ball of Residence.

One thing nobody knows till date is the fact that there was a live tortoise in my shirt. I did not walk down to that room in Mozambique.

Afrika worked towards being a total African in all ramifications.

Afrika was young in appearance but he was definitely older in terms of wisdom and experience.

Afrika was popular right from his first year on campus.

On this day I remember Yemi Iwilade alongside other students that were killed."




http://www.oaupeeps.com/2016/07/remembering-afrika-with-ankara-boy.html

#AfrikaLivesOn:OAU Students Remember Fallen Heroes

In remembrance of the July 10,1999 fallen martyrs, the
Obafemi Awolowo University Students' Union has organized
a 2-day programme to commemorate it.
The fallen OAU 5 include; George Iwilade (a.k.a Afrika),
Efe Ekpede, Babatunde Oke, Eviano Ekelemu and Yemi
Ajiteru.
The event kicked-off today at about 10am with signing of
the Condolence register at AngloMoz car park. Despite the
present shutdown of the university, some conscious students
of OAU were present to sign the condolence register in
honour of the fallen martyrs.
Speaking with OAU Peeps News Agency , the CSO and
acting Students' Union leader, Comrade Olumighty said
the remembrance of the OAU 5 comes up every year and it
is done so as to remind every great Ife student that some
people died for their just course - which is to liberate and
combat cultism, violence and other vices on OAU Campus.
He further narrated the event saying the fallen heroes
sacrificed their lives for the serenity presently enjoyed on
campus starting from working without fear at midnight
coupled with total eviction of cultism on OAU campus.
Olumighty however stated that students greater than these
martyrs can still surface, but only if all great Ife students
unite and fight for their rights especially with the present
bad situation on campus.
The remembrance also witnessed an anti-cultism parade/
security search and film show. Tomorrow, July 10, has
been slated for a symposium, candle night procession and
bonfire.


http://www.oaupeeps.com/2016/07/afrikaliveson-oau-students-remember.html


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Aftermath and the powerful congress
The day after the attack it is reported "President Adeleke
presided over an assembly in the enormous amphitheater of
Oduduwa Hall; he demanded the immediate resignation of
Wole Omole, the loathed vice chancellor who impeded
student efforts to eliminate cults (Omole, for example,
failed to expel the previously apprehended eight cultists).
An award of 10,000 nairas ($100 U.S.) was offered for
Omole’s capture and hundreds of students occupied the
administration building, refusing to leave until Omole was
fired."
Prof. Roger Makanjuola writes of what followed the
massacre: "In the aftermath of the attack, the whole
university was enveloped in fear and there was chaos in the
halls of residence. However, within a short time, the
President of the Students’ Union, Lanre Adeleke, was able
to restore order and mobilise his colleagues. The students
went to the town searching for the perpetrators in locations
where cult members were thought to be living. They
“arrested” three individuals and brought them back to
Awolowo Hall. These were Aisekhaghe Aikhile, a Part I
student of Agricultural Economics, Emeka Ojuagu, and
Frank Idahosa (Efosa). Efosa and Ojuagu were arrested in
a public transport vehicle that was about to leave Ife.
The students exhibited black clothing, two berets and two
T-shirts, that had been found in Ojuagu’s bag, which was
claimed to be the uniform. Efosa was a known
member of the . He had been expelled from the
University of Benin and was later admitted for a diploma
programme in Local Government Studies in Ife. The three
of them were savagely beaten and tortured in the Awolowo
Hall “Coffee Room”, the traditional venue for such events.
The inverted commas have been employed because coffee had
not been known to be served there for many years. Efosa
and Oguagu are said to have confessed to participating in
the attacks during their “interrogation”, and Efosa is said
to have gone further to state that the attack was organised
to avenge the humiliating treatment of the
members who had been arrested in Mr. Mekoma’s house on
7 March.
In the course of the interrogation, Aisekhaghe Aikhile died,
and his body was taken to the hospital mortuary. The
interrogations also yielded the information that 22 Black
Axe members were involved, six from the University, four
from the University of Lagos, four from the University of
Ibadan, and eight from the University of Calabar. There
was also a separate claim that more students from the
University of Benin were also involved.
The VC, Professor Wale Omole, had been out of the
country on 10 July 1999, the day of the attack and in his
absence, the Deputy VC (Academic), Professor A.E.
Akingbohungbe, was in charge. Soon after his arrival, the
VC was summoned to Abuja to give a report of the incident
the day after he returned to campus. On 14 July, his
suspension was announced by the Government."
Several days later on the 18th July 1999 Prof. Roger
Makanjuola was appointed Vice Chacellor and as
replacement to Professor Wale Omole. He promised the
students of Obafemi Awolowo University he would do
everything in his power to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Firstly he visited the Commissioner of Police, Mr. J.C.
Nwoye, in Osogbo who raised the issue that the university
still hadn't officially reported the murders despite what he
said had been repeated requests. Prof. Roger Makanjuola
summarily wrote and submitted the required paperwork
officially reporting the murders.
Prof. Roger Makanjuola gives the following account of what
followed: "A total of 12 individuals were arrested and
charged to court over the three weeks following the
murders, including Efosa and Ojuagu. Only one of those
involved in the March episode was among those arrested.
The other eight could not be located. Two of them had
obtained their transcripts and resumed their studies in
France. The students brought information on the
whereabouts o f a major suspect, Babatunde Kazeem (Kato),
and we provided a vehicle so that the Police could go with
the students to the address in Lagos and arrest him. Kato
was a former student who had been “advised to withdraw”
from the University as a result of academic failure. He
had been apprehended by the Students’ Union in August
1997 when he admitted to being a secret cult member. He
was subsequently handed over to the Security Department,
but there is no record of what happened after that. We also
provided the Police with information on three other
individuals, “Innocent”, “Yuletide” and “Ogbume.” Sadly,
nothing came of this, even though we provided Ogbume’s
address in Victoria Garden City, Lagos. The arrested
persons were charged to the Ile-Ife Magistrate’s court for
the murders.
The Judicial Commission of Enquiry was eventually
inaugurated in Abuja on 18 October, but did not start work
until 24 November, and eventually arrived in the
University on Sunday, 28 November. The Chairman was
Justice Okoi Itam. There were six other members, including
Professor Jadesola Akande, an experienced and highly
respected academic and university administrator, and Ray
Ekpu, the journalist. Ms. Turi Akerele was later deployed
as legal counsel to the Commission. A flamboyant but
highly capable alumnus, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, led a
team representing the students.
The Commission’s report was submitted in February 2000
and was released, along with the Government’s white paper,
later that year. The Commission expressed its strong belief
that seven named individuals had participated in the
killings—Frank Idahosa (Efosa), Didi Yuletide, Kazeem
Bello (Kato), and four individuals who were identified only
by their nicknames or Christian names—Innocent,
Athanasius, “Ochuko”, and “Chunk.” The last was
identified as the then head of the secret cult.
The Commission also recommended the investigation of 16
other individuals, including Emeka Oguaju and the nine
involved in the 7 March episode. The Panel criticised the
police investigation of the case and recommended that the
Inspector-General of Police should set up a special task
force to take it over.
The cases against those charged in the Chief Magistrate’s
Court for belonging to an illegal organisation eventually
came to nothing. However, we were very hopeful of a
successful prosecution of the murder cases against Efosa
and company. The case in the Osogbo High Court, which
commenced on 9 April 2001, wound on. Evidence for the
prosecution was taken from a number of students and some
other witnesses. There was adjournment after adjournment.
In mid-2002, the Judge hearing the case was transferred
to Iwo, and the case along with it. There was a further
delay while the exhibits were also subsequently taken to
Iwo. To the amazement of everyone, the Judge upheld a
“No Case” submission by the defence on 5 November 2002.
The three accused persons were released and they
subsequently disappeared…"
In 2009 it was reported: "Ten years after the carnage, the
relatives and associates of the victims as well as students
of OAU are still crying out for justice."

The Obafemi Awolowo University massacre was a series of
shootings and murders which took place against students of
Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State,
Nigeria on Saturday, July 10, 1999. It resulted in the
deaths of five people and injuring of eleven, all of them
students at OAU.
It was perpetrated by an organized death squad of 40
members of the Confraternity branch at the
university. They invaded the Awolowo Hall of the
university at around 4:30 A.M., clad in black trousers
and black T-shirts, their faces hidden by masks; they
carried and made use of shotguns and hatchets against
students....

What led to the massacre

An account of what led to the massacre is given by Prof.
Roger Makanjuola's book “Water Must Flow Uphill
(Adventures in University Administration)”. Prof. Roger
Makanjuola, following the massacre, became Vice Chairman
of the university and took an active role in both
investigating and punishing those from the university
involved in the murders.
Prof. Roger Makanjuola writes about an initial incident and
it's aftermath that occurred in the weeks before the
murders: "On Saturday, 7 March 1999, a group of Black
Axe members held a meeting in Ife town. After the
meeting, they drove back to the campus. On the main road,
Road 1, leading into the campus, they were overtaken by
some students in another car. For whatever reason, they
were enraged and gave chase to the students. The students,
seeing them in pursuit, raced hastily to the car park
outside Angola Hall and ran into the adjacent Awolowo
Hall for safety. The Students’ Union, which had also
received information that secret cult members were
gathering in a house in the senior staff quarters, mobilised
in response to the incident. Led by George Iwilade, the
Secretary-General, a group of them drove to the house,
officially occupied by Mr. F.M. Mekoma, and forced their
way into the boys’ quarters. They found nine individuals
inside, eight of them students of the University, with a
submachine gun, a locally manufactured gun, an axe, a
bayonet and the black clothing and regalia of the
cult. The University authorities were informed, and the
members of the secret cult were handed over to the Police.
They were held in police custody and taken to the Chief
Magistrate’s Court where two weeks later they were granted
bail."
Prof. Roger Makanjuola documents and raises concerns over
the way the matter was handled by both the police and
court system who broke from protocol, common sense and
destroyed evidence and how this led to the failure to be able
to prosecute the members involved in the
incident. Prof. Roger Makanjuola writes: "The case was
heard on 31 March, and to the utmost amazement of
everyone, the Chief Magistrate discharged and acquitted the
arrested individuals. The students who had apprehended
the cult members were not called as witnesses. The
investigating police officer, Corporal Femi Adewoye,
claimed that the witnesses could not be located and actually
stated in Court, “I tried to contact the complainants in this
case, all to no avail. To date, there is no complainant in
the case. Since all the accused persons denied the
allegations against them and there is no complainant, there
is no way the allegations can be proved.” This was the
submission of the prosecuting police officer! Usually, in
such cases, witness’ summons were served through the
University Administration but this did not happen. The
trial was concluded in two court appearances in eight days.
The Chief Magistrate also ordered that the submachine gun
be sent to the police armourer and the other exhibits be
destroyed, thus eliminating all the evidence, and making it
impossible to re-open the case. The Judicial Enquiry
recommended that the Magistrate be reported to the
Judicial Commission for appropriate disciplinary action.
Nothing came of this, as nothing came of all the other
recommendations of that Panel."
Prof. Roger Makanjuola recalls following the failed
prosecution the cultists returned to the university
to study. Much to the dismay and concern of fellow
students. Under pressure from students the university's
authorities moved to suspend the cultists involved by
issuing a 'release' but failing to send the specific students
official letters informing them of their suspension.
Prof. Roger Makanjuola says: "Shortly afterwards, the
University was closed as a result of a student crisis. When
it re-opened three months later, the cult members returned
to the campus and were seen attending lectures. The
students raised an alarm once more. In response to this,
the University issued a release on 2 July re-affirming the
suspensions of the cult members. The letters of suspension
were dated 8 July and it is doubtful whether those affected
actually received them before the tragic events two days
later."
In addition to the direct factors given in accounts by Prof.
Roger Makanjuola and others. It is also stated that factors
relating to creating the necessary favorable environment for
the massacre to having occurred also played a part. Such
factors include a general increase in campus violence due to
university and government employment and sponsorship of
campus cults. Peluola Adewale writes "campus cultism
had not always been pronouncedly violent until 1980s, and
this change coincided with a period when governments
started unleashing serious attacks on university education.
This began with the introduction of some outrageous
charges and later, in 1986, the Structural Adjustment
Programme (SAP), which have now been transformed into
a general neo-liberal economic programme. In order to
repress the resistance of students against commercialisation
of education and other anti-poor policies, the government
and university authorities employed the service of campus
cultists. The social background of elements who used to be
members of cult groups prepared them for such dastardly
activities. They were mostly from upper and middle-class
families, and therefore did not really have problems with
anti-poor policies of the government and university
management, for instance how to pay the contentious
charges being imposed on students. Today, there are
students from poor background joining cult groups. They
largely do so because campus cultism provides veritable
platform to raise money through extortion and other
criminal activities."
Another factor is said to be relating to the university's
administration at the time of the massacre. Vice Chancellor
Wale Omole said to have taken no action, aside from
perhaps protecting, known campus cultists. Peluola Adewale
states "his (Vice Chancellor Wale Omole) administration
created an enabling atmosphere for the attack. For the eight
years he spent in office, Omole did not show any
seriousness in fight against campus cultism, rather it was
commonplace for cultists apprehended by students to get
their way back to the university unscratched. While student
activists were expelled for leading students in various
demands, it was on record that no cultist was punished by
the Omole-led management."
THE MASSACRE
On the night of the 9th July 1999 a number of student
groups held a party at Obafemi Awolowo University. The
'Mirror Online' reports: "members of Kegites Club on the
campus, Man O’ war members, and various other student
leaders- both former and incumbent, gathered at the open
ground between Angola and Mozambique Halls." Later in
the night many of the party-goers began occupying the
cafeteria of Awolowo Hall whilst others returned to their
halls of residence to sleep.
At between 3-3.30am (now 10th July 1999) a large
number of cultists (reported to be between 22 and 40) of
the confraternity arrived to carry out a
preplanned assault on the university with the intention of
carrying out the assassinations of several prominent
members of the student union. Allegations that these
assassinations were sponsored by the university's Vice
Chancellor Wale Omole remain to this day but it is
unclear if this is the case. It is said "one of the cultists,
Kazeem Bello, aka Kato, confessed that Wale Omole had a
hand in their July 10 dastardly operation."
Upon arriving at the university the cultists
"drove through the main gate and proceeded to the car park
next to the Tennis Courts in the Sports Center. They
disembarked there and went on foot along a bush path to
Awolowo Hall, where they violently interrupted the
gyration, firing guns and also wielding axes and
cutlasses."
Although the order of the events that followed vary from
account to account (in terms of who was killed in what
order) it is clear that following the assault 4 people were
left dead, another died from gunshot wounds later, one
more survived from a gunshot wound and "Twenty-five
others received minor injuries, which were sustained during
the stampede out of the Awolowo Hall cafeteria and later
on during the attack."
The Mirror Online reports "The victims, which included
the then Students’ Union Secretary General, George Yemi
Iwilade, (fondly called Afrika); 400 level medical
student, Eviano Ekelemu; a graduating student, Yemi
Ajiteru; 100-Level Philosophy student, Babatunde Oke, and
Ekpede Godfrey were gunned down by the “marauding
beasts” in Blocks 5 and 8, Awolowo Hall." Prof. Roger
Makanjuola writes: "Tunde Oke was still alive but died on
the operating table. Four others, George Iwilade, Yemi
Ajiteru, Efe Ekede and Eviano Ekelemu, were brought in
dead. Eviano Ekelemu bled to death from gunshot wounds
to the groin and thigh. The other three died from gunshot
wounds to the head.
During the attack several accounts state the
members were heard to be "shouting, “Legacy, come out!”"
referring to the suspended Students’ Union President, Lanre
Adeleke. Additional targets of the attacks are described
also. Prof. Roger Makanjuola's account states the same and
he also writes: "During the course of the incident, the
attackers also shouted the names of “Afrika”, George
Iwilade, and “Dexter”, the Chief of the Kegites, demanding
that they come out."
Of the targets of the massacre Lanre Adeleke (Legacy)
managed to escape by jumping from a balcony after
hearing the gunfire. “Dexter”, the Chief of the Kegites, also
escaped unharmed. George Iwilade (Afrika), the Secretary-
General of the Students’ Union and a Law student was not
so lucky. Upon entering his room the "shot him
immediately in the head. Then they smashed his head
with their axe to make sure he was dead".
It is reported George Iwilade (Afrika) was the only
successfully assassinated victim. "Afrika, who was said to
have carried out the arrest (relating to the incident on
Saturday, 7 March 1999), was mercilessly butchered
while the other four were just unfortunate victims"
Prof. Roger Makanjuola gives the order of events as been:
"They first entered Room 184, where they shot and killed
Efe Ekede, a Part II Psychology student. In Room 230,
they shot Charles Ita, a Part II Law student. A group of
the attackers then shot Yemi Ajiteru, a Part II Religious
Studies student, through the head in the corridor outside
the Kegites’ headquarters. In Room 273, they found George
Iwilade (Afrika), the Secretary-General of the Students’
Union and a Law student, and shot him through the head,
along with another occupant, Tunde Oke, a Part 1 student
of Philosophy, who was shot in the abdomen. When the
attackers got to Room 271, the room allocated to the
suspended Students’ Union President, Lanre Adeleke
(Legacy), they found that he had escaped. Legacy was in
his room when he heard the first gun shots..... The band
of thugs proceeded to Fajuyi Hall on foot, where they shot
and killed one more student. That individual, Eviano
Ekelemo, a medical student, was certainly not a student
activist, but they shot him anyway.". However the order in
which the victims were killed varies in various testimonies
by a number of witnesses.
Prof. Roger Makanjuola's account of the cultist's
escape is"The murderers left Fajuyi Hall on foot and went
through the bush path behind the Hall back to their
vehicles. They drove to the Students’ Union building,
which they ransacked. They returned to their vehicles and
drove out of the University through the main gate. The
security staff, having heard gunfire, fled for their lives.
Thus the exit of the marauding thugs was unchallenged."
You can read up at

http://www.oaupeeps.com/2016/07/july-10-oau-massacre-what-actually.html

OAU Students Storm Cyberspace With Resumption Plea

Several posts and hastags have started coming in over the last few hours pleading with the appropriate authorities to intervene in the restoration of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife to normalcy. The posts which are mostly from students of the institution have come majorly with the hashtags; #WewanttoresumeOAU and more recently #ReopenOAU.

It is worthy to note that students of the institution have been at home since April, 2016 when the Academic Staff of the institution demanded an overdue 56-day leave. However, following the protests and controversy that have trailed the process of the selection of a new Vice-Chancellor for the Institution which eventually led to the dissolution of the Governing Council of the University by Federal Government, the school was shut down indefinitely and thus students have continued to remain at home.

However, it appears that the students are tired of the too incessant and unnecessary holidays as they have started taking to the social media to vent their frustrations...

#ReopenOAU
http://www.oaupeeps.com/2016/07/oau-students-storm-cyberspace-with.html


Cc Fynestboi
Lalasticlala

Barely a week after the newly appointed 11th Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Prof. Ayobami Salami gave his inaugural speech; it is surprising that he was suspended alongside with the varsity’s Governing Council that sat over his appointment process. While some feel President Buhari’s decision to act this way contravenes the autonomy granted to the universities, many feel the president is in order.

Last Thursday, the federal government announced the dissolution of the Governing Council of the citadel of learning as well as the suspension of the appointment of the new Vice Chancellor pending the determination of subsisting court case. Many have reacted to this development and described it as ‘a thunder strike’.

Following the FG’s pronouncement, members of Senior Staff Association of Nigerian University (SSANU) and that of Non-Academic Staff Union of Nigerian University (NASU) have openly thrown their weight behind the decision. Members of the Unions have been seen rejoicing ever since Professor Ayobami Salami reign as the VC was short lived. While the reactions of the NASU and SSANU members may not be too surprising, considering their earlier positions on Salami’s appointment, many students are of the opinion that the Unions are only doing this because they believe the new VC will not look into their grievances, a similar experience with the former Vice Chancellor – a position which some others consider to be untrue and watery, after all, one may not be able to pass a comment on a meal unless one tastes it.

In the mean time, there has been series of comments questioning and challenging the decision of the Federal Government from the aspect of legality.

A particular lecturer opined that, Nigeria as a democratic state recognises the supremacy of the law and as such the constitution is expected to be binding over both the rulers and the ruled. In his position, he stressed further by citing sections of the 1999 federal constitution of Nigeria; “this constitution is Supreme and its provisions shall have binding force on the authorities and persons throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria”. He also cited that “If any other law is inconsistent with the provision of the constitution, this constitution shall prevail amid that other law shall to the extent of the inconsistency be void”. “Adducing from the above cited provisions of the constitution, the federal government should try and walk in consonance with the constitution.” he said.

In an article published in one of the national dailies by a group of people who named themselves ‘Concerned Obafemi Awolowo community members’, they objected that the order for the dissolution of OAU governing council grossly contravened the position of the University (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2003, otherwise called Universities Autonomy ACT NO 1, 2007 which clearly spell out functions, responsibilities and powers of the varied constituent organs amid functionaries of the Federal universities in the country.

Section 2A of the University (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2003, states;

“The council so constituted shall have a tenure of four years from the of its inauguration provided that where a council is found to be incompetent and corrupt it shall be dissolved by the visitor and a new Council shall be immediately constituted...”.

In the light of this, they positioned that the federal government should not have allowed itself to be illegally guided before taking such a speedy decision 'per incuriam' that is out of ignorance.

A particular student who would not want his name to be mentioned exclaimed out of curiosity, “was it not the same federal government that approved Prof. Salami's appointment? At least, he could not have assumed office without receiving a letter of appointment from the federal Government”.

The federal government should not have allowed itself to be misguided at the expense of its commitment to the rule of law and principles of fairness, justice and integrity, some other people have told OAU Peeps News Agency.

The (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2003 provides for the only instance where the governing council can be dissolved; “...where a council is found to be incompetent and corrupt it shall be issolved by the visitor and a new council shall be immediately constituted...”. The question now is that, has Buhari found the Council to be incompetent and/or corrupt?

It should be noted that the dissolved council headed by Prof Rowland Ndoma was constituted in 2013 and its tenure has not expired.

Speaking to OAU Peeps News Agency, a 400 level student of the institution said “maybe the reason why the Federal Government disbanded the governing council is because of the row between the unions and the Council towards the emergence of Prof. Salami as the Vice Chancellor”

Looking at various suggestions, controversies and debates that have heralded the decision of the Federal Government, the Federal government is yet to state why it dissolved the Council and some loyalists to the new Vice Chancellor feel it will be wise for President Buhari to revisit and reconsider the decision it has taken.

Students of OAU have remained at home since the 2014/2015 academic session ended in March this year.

http://www.oaupeeps.com/2016/07/was-buhari-right-to-have-dissolved-oau.html

cc: Seun Fynestboi lalastica

Cc

Lalasticlala

The Federal Government of Nigeria has dissolved the current Governing council of the Obafemi Awolowo University.
The Governing Council has been asked to hand over to the Registrar of the University till further notice.
This was announced on Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Channel and further
confirmed to OAU Peeps by the NASU OAU Chairman.
The cancellation may not be totally unrelated to the ongoing Protest against emergence of Prof. Salami as new Vice Chancellor of OAU.
The NASU/SSANU members as at tonight have been seen singing victory songs around the University Campus.

http://www.oaupeeps.com/2016/06/fg-dissolves-oau-governing-council.html

Cc

Fynestboi
Lalasticlala

The Nigeria University Games Association has suspended Obafemi Awolowo University from hosting NUGA Games. This was made known to the public by the Chairman of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities(SSANU),OAU chapter, Comrade Ademola Oketunde, during the press conference organized by the Association of Campus Journalist, OAU Chapter at the University Senate building today.

He said the suspension was attributed to the misappropriation of funds in the 2014 NUGA games hosted by the last administration. He further explained that these was one of the financial misappropriation claims that trailed the last administration led by Professor Bamitale Omole, the outgone Vice Chancellor.

http://www.oaupeeps.com/2016/06/oau-suspended-from-nuga-games-ssanu.html

The Obafemi Awolowo University Senior Staff Association of Nigeria University and the Non-Academic Staff Union Chairmen (Comrade Ademola Oketunde and Comrade Odewumi respectively) has described all principal officers of the Obafemi Awolowo University as Cabal of Rogues. The duo described the Officers as a cabal of rogues for allegedly following illegal processes in the appointment and adoption of the new Vice Chancellor of the University.

The NASU Chairman Comrade Wole Odewunmi stated emphatically, “We do not
want rogues in power, we want human beings”.

The two unions leaders also claimed that the Outgone Vice Chancellor Bamitale Omole hijacked the selection of the search team that gave reports on who will
become the institution VC.

In their words,
” During the selection of the Search team, the Vice Chancellor refused to allow the
Registrar conduct the Election process but he did it himself and included his own persons, we are not against Prof Salami but we need due processes to be followed..."

However, it is also worthy to note that the Registrar of the Institution and Secretary to the Governing Council has stated that due process was followed in the selection of Professor Ayo Salami, the former Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academics as the new Vice-Chancellor of the Institution.

Contradictory statements from both parties have continued to leave other members of the institution and society at large confused as to what and who to believe.


http://www.oaupeeps.com/2016/06/nasu-reinforces-claim-calls-principal.html

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