OAU Students Union President Impeached

 By Farombi Oluwaseun

The Great Ife Students Union Parliament  after an indefinite recess has today impeached the Students Union President,Mr. Oyekan Ibukun popularly known as Dr. IBK.. The motion  for the impeachment which was deliberated by 51 parliamentarians decided and make a resolution that the President should be impeached..

The motion moved stated that the President should be impeached, moderated the level of Awo Cafe and an official letter should be written to the university management stating his offence clearly

 The Parliamentarians were quoted  to have impeached the President for using the Students Union Bus to convene cultists to campus on November 1st,2017 which threatened the peace of the University community..

However, the impeached Students Union President;Oyekan Ibukun(Dr.IBK) through a release said the impeachment was not true, not in tandem with the sacrosanct constitution of the Union and further tagged  the impeachment as " Kangaroo one..

In a release obtained by OAU Peeps News Agency from the Clerk of the Parliament (Hon. Iyiola Oluwatosin Damilare), he said " the impeachment of the President is more than Valid "..

He stated clearly ""  the President has been constitutional impeached according to Article V, Section 67 Subsection  1-2..

Article V, S.67(1), observed that _any officer of the Union shall cease to hold office if a motion for his removal is supported by two thirds of the member of the SRC present and voting at a meeting provided quorum is formed._ Permit me to relate to you that Parliamentarians present during voting were 51 and the the quorum is (50), 2/3 of the member of SRC of 51 should be 34 and 37 voted which make it more than valid."""

The Clerk further stated that  the general public should deal with Mr. Oyekan Edward Ibukun as a member of the Union and not as President.

After the impeachment of the President, the Parliament  further suspended the Students Union Secretary General; Boluwajaiye Adeoluwa( Fynestboi) and the  Public Relations Officer; Okediji Simon (Zuma) for two weeks for being absent at the Parliamentary sitting..

With the decision of the Parliament as stated by the constitution, the Speaker is expected to assume the office of the President of the Union due to the vacancy of the office of  Vice President of the Students Union..