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The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has decried the state of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU’s environment, urging the institution to emulate the University of Lagos, UNILAG. She also lamented the presence of commercial motorcyclists (Okada), saying such site is hardly seen on UNILAG campus.

Speaking at the University’s 48th convocation ceremony in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Saturday, she charged other awardees to come to the University’s rescue by donating to get shuttle buses to check the menace of Okada riders.

“Today, as we were coming in, I noticed numerous Okada riders. The last time I came here I talked about the environment that used to be known of University of Ife and the landscape.

“Hence, my decision to donate N1 billion to beautify the environment.

“And today, as we came in, I was telling the Ooni about the too many Okada. We don’t see that in UNILAG. “I spoke with other awardees and other young billionaires on the need to get shuttle buses to check Okada menace,” she said. Other distinguish Nigerians conferred with honourary doctorate include, Dr Akin Ogunbiyi, Professor Anthony Adegbulugbe, MTN Nigeria CEO, Karl Toriola and Daere Afonya-A Akobo.
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/12/emulate-unilag-tinubu-laments-over-oaus-environment/

And what have you set up as alternate way for Okada riders to feed their families??

DaddyCoool:
And what have you set up as alternate way for Okada riders to feed their families??

Smh. Hate and ignorance will not give you joy in life. Thr First Lady is absolutely right.

She donated a whopping N1 billion of her money to the school as a proud Alumnus of the school and still proposed that those Okada people be given the option of shuttle so they can be the one to run the shuttle buses like it's done on the Prestigious University of Lagos (UNILAG) campus.

I am sure that you don't know that you can't find Okada on UNILAG campus. Even buses that shuttle from Yaba Garage to UNILAG campus have a designated point on the campus and these buses are painted UNILAG shuttle Bus.

Campus shuttle that transport passengers within the campus have their designated parks and they don't mix with the buses that move students outside the campus. Everything is so orderly in UNILAG that you can literally close your eyes and still find your way to the different parks on the campus.

The shuttle buses are safer than Okada and it is more economical to the transporters and University staff/students. I am even shocked and surprised to read that Okada riders have taken over OAU few days to 2025

Theres no okada on UNILORIN campus...

No cultism too

FreeStuffsNG:
Smh. Hate and ignorance will not give you joy in life. Thr First Lady is absolutely right.

She donated a whopping N1 billion of her money to the school as a proud Alumnus of the school and still proposed that those Okada people be given the option of shuttle so they can be the one to run the shuttle buses like it's done on the Prestigious University of Lagos (UNILAG) campus.

I am sure that you don't know that you can't find Okada on UNILAG campus. Even buses that shuttle from Yaba Garage to UNILAG campus have a designated point on the campus and these buses are painted UNILAG shuttle Bus.

Campus shuttle that transport passengers within the campus have their designated parks and they don't mix with the buses that move students outside the campus. Everything is so orderly in UNILAG that you can literally close your eyes and still find your way to the different parks on the campus.

The shuttle buses are safer than Okada and it is more economical to the transporters and University staff/students. I am even shocked and surprised to read that Okada riders have taken over OAU few days to 2025

Can you please quote for us anywhere in the article where any concern whatsoever was shown for the livelihood of the Okada riders and their families

okada till dey run on campus? well in great uniben, there is no bike on campus

DaddyCoool:
And what have you set up as alternate way for Okada riders to feed their families??

The campus is not the only route for Okada man to make money in Ile-lfe. Let them take their hustle outside the campus. Their menace within the campus is nauseating.

We need a serene academic environment that OAU was known for some decades ago.

Are there still university that bike men enter . Cult activities and armed robberies would be very high

glolomoh:
The campus is not the route for Okada man to make money in Ile-lfe. Let them take their hustle outside the campus. Their menace within the campus is nauseating.

We need a serene academic environment that OAU was known for some decades ago.

Have a heart! It is Xmas season! Show a little bit of a concern for your fellow human being! A billion here, a billion there, without the slightest concern as to how Okada men would feed their families when you take away their livelihood!

Makamatic:
Are there still university that bike men enter . Cult activities and armed robberies would be very high

Okada has always been on OAU Campus since around the late 90's I think. And cult activities and robbery are very, very low on campus.

Where did the first lady get the 1 billion Naira to donate?

I need genuine enlightenment on her personal finance.

DaddyCoool:
Have a heart! It is Xmas season! Show a little bit of a concern for your fellow human being! A billion here, a billion there, without the slightest concern as to how Okada men would feed their families when you take away their livelihood!

I am sorry, I don't share your sentiment.

Orderliness is expected in academic environment.

DaddyCoool:
And what have you set up as alternate way for Okada riders to feed their families??

I don’t know why most of you write here. Your brain is so soft.

You can’t fit in a reasonable conversation and can’t contribute anything meaningful to human race.

So Fedgovt will help OAU run an internal affair?

Some part of the campus isn't economically viable for shuttle buses anyone who ventures into it should know he might not get returns except the fare becomes expensive and the person ventures into it as a non profit.

How I wish someone could have done this when she was a Senator and her husband was campaigning that agbero on the road is not befitting to a MEGA CITY.

On the topic, she is right but University administrations make these decisions and they then need to ask themselves what they are trying to achieve. Given that UNILAG is not bigger than OAU, it can make commuting easy but even UNILAG's shuttle does not run everywhere. It is up to the administration to decide how they want their school to be. There are schools bigger than OAU in the world and they use shuttle buses. If you miss it or it doesn't run on the weekends, you WALK with your legs.

tanigororo:
Their is a Reason they call UNILAG university of first choice, think about it.

Supremacy junkie.

They should be aiming for electric vehicles with such amount of money.

trium:
How I wish someone could have done this when she was a Senator and her husband was campaigning that agbero on the road is not befitting to a MEGA CITY.

Lol...
They know how to justify whatever their heart chooses to do.

CodeTemplar:
Supremacy junkie.

Yeah, we are obsessed with Supremacy

Britishpea:
I don’t know why most of you write here. Your brain is so soft.

You can’t fit in a reasonable conversation and can’t contribute anything meaningful to human race.

So Fedgovt will help OAU run an internal affair?

We "write here" to educate people like you.
It is Xmas season! Have a little heart! Show a little bit of a concern for your fellow human being! A billion here, a billion there, without the slightest concern as to how Okada men would feed their families when you take away their livelihood!