I Was Not Allowed To Defend Myself - Suspended NUASA Financial Secretary

The Suspended Financial Secretary of the Nigerian Universities Accounting Students' Association, Obafemi Awolowo University chapter, Oladeji Opeyemi a.k.a Sanctified has voiced out that his suspension from office came without affording him to say his own side of the story.

The Press Statement made available to us stated categorically how Honourable Tbams made a false allegation against him which the Speaker also fell for. Below is the full Statement:

A SENTIMENTAL JUDGEMENT OR DECISION MADE BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NIGERIA UNIVERSITIES ACCOUNTING STUDENTS’ASSOSIATION OAU CHAPTER

Good day to all the ever-courteous Nuasites, I really appreciate the support (financially, materially, physically, spiritually and strategically) during the election to the post of financial secretary of our prestigious association, thanks to all.

Let me start by saying this, an elder that makes use of one side hearing to judge a situation, does not have what it takes to be a good elder.

This issue on ground can be traced to last administration, in which there was a big fight between the executives and the house of representatives which almost led to proscription of the association but all thanks to the personalities that pleaded, from the beginning of our administration, the executives’ resolution is to behave very calmly towards any aggressive or annoying way the house of representative may react to us, in order for what happened in last administration not to re-occur in our administration, We all complied to this, but this actually has given a wide open space to the house of representatives, in which the Executives have not been given the full Nose to breathe, but our main goal is to finish well in spite of any threat or downfall.

As regards the suspension of the Financial Secretary, since the beginning of the association, I have been asked to present the financial report of the association in which I did reply to every single time they requested for it and that summed up to six (6) times of preparing financial statement, which has not been easy on my part(other financial matters to be attended to) in which dis-allowed me to publish my financial statement for the whole Nuasites to see how their money is being spent because I needed an approval from house before publishing it.

On this very day of suspension, I presented two financial statements, the first financial statement runs from the beginning of the administration till 15th of November 2015 and the second one runs from 16th of November 2015 till 22nd January 2016, (a day before the sitting) and all the bank statements I was requested to bring were with me, but when honorable Tbams made some false allegations against me concerning negligence of duties and motion of suspension, the speaker of the house in person of Afilaka Olumiyuwa A. aka Papiloo did not give me any CHANCE before the suspension motion was moved and validated, to defend myself of the false allegations.
In other words, the financial secretary was suspended based on sentimental judgement or decision made by some of the honorables.

Greatest Nuasites, Articulate Nuasites, please I want you to debunk any news concerning the reason of the suspension that the financial secretary was negligent, inconsistent and incompetent of his duties which is not so, because the speaker of the house in person of Afilaka Olumiyuwa A. aka Papilo has threatened me face to face that I will have issues which actually came to past, which can only mean a sentimental decision for suspending me as the Financial Secretary.

I have been serving Nuasites with my whole heart and effort which I promised on the manifesto night, but my striving effort to continue doing this was truncated by the house of representatives due to the sentimental judgement that was made.

Thanks.

Signed by:
Oladeji Opeyemi aka Sanctified

OAU Seeks For Appointment Of External Auditors

In compliance with the provisions of Section 85(3) (a) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, and the relevant guidelines from the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation, the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, requires the services of a Firm of External Auditors.

The prospective appointee must show:
1. Evidence of the Firm’s registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC);
2. Evidence of the Firm’s registration with the Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation in 2015;
3. The Firm’s profile, including professional qualifications of the key staff, past experience with respect to similar jobs which have been successfully handled, etc;
4. Evidence of financial capability (Bank reference);
5. Audited accounts of the Firm for the last three years, i.e., 2014, 2013 and 2012;
6. Evidence of VAT registration and valid tax clearance certificates for the last three years, i.e., 2014, 2013 and 2012; and
7. Evidence of compliance with the provisions of the Pension Reform Act of 2004
Interested auditing firms must submit their applications not later than two weeks after the publication of this advertisement to:
The Registrar
Obafemi Awolowo University,
Ile-Ife,
Osun State,
Nigeria

Envelopes containing the applications must be marked “External Auditor” on the top right hand corner.

SIGNED
D. O. Awoyemi
Registrar and Secretary to Council

'Education Is Meant For Those Who Can Afford It' - Dean, DSA OAU

The Acting Dean of the Division of Student Affairs (DSA) of Obafemi Awolowo University, Dr (Mrs) L. M. Durosinmi has emphatically stated that Education is not meant for all, rather for those who can afford it.

In response to a widely circulated statement which she was alleged to have written calling on Great Ife students to rise to salvage the deteriorating state of the university, Dr Durosinmi said she never wrote such and she has a widely opposite position to the assertions in the previous statement.

"With great disgust scorn and disgust, my attention was drawn to a publication titled 'Africa's most beautiful campus?' which was allegedly circulated around campus from the Office of the Acting Dean of the Division of Student Affairs. The circular is a negative propaganda from the dirty pit of minds of rebellious imposters.

"As a note of mention, it is important to say that no member of the University Senate and University executives has any disagreement with the policies of the Vice Chancellor.

"We all agree with the increased tuition and the school closures. In fact, if not for this unity of purpose, I wouldn't have remained in my office as the Acting Dean for this long.

"Education is meant for those who can afford it; it's not for everybody."

Part 2 Botany Students Get Together

Students of the Department of Botany, Obafemi Awolowo University in their 200 level came together on Saturday at the level of BOOB to hold a picnic/get together.

The students who were obviously happy found out time out of their busy schedule to share happy moments and reflect on some issues bordering them ranging from academics to Socials in an event hosted by a duo of Olubanjo Morenikeji a.k.a Mr Lee and Ajakaye Adedoyin a.k.a MzSelfie; both from the class.

An high point of the event was the awarding of some of their distinguished colleague who have excelled in Entrepreneurial engagement. This award was bagged by Elusoji Sodeeq of Edge Projects ahead of the CEO of other Groups. Also, awards of recognition were given to their Class Representative and the Assistant Class Representative for their commitment and good administrative gesture.

The Get-together had an interactive section where the invited guests led by the President of the National Association of Botany Students (NABOS), David Adetula answered several questions from the students particularly on their academic welfare and departmental association affairs. He commended the class members for their outstanding cooperation and unity that birth the initiative and challenged them to export the love to the whole of the Department.

The President of the association in his grand response charged the students to prioritize their academics above other things since that was what brought them together as a class even as they also extend beyond the walls of academics by acquiring skills that will stand them out in the outside world they are been prepared for now that they are still on campus. He went further by stating some of the ongoing programmes and projects of his administration and encouraged the students to exhibit greater participation and involvement.

The Picnic Committee for the class was later unveiled and the membership includes; Hon. Ameenah, Hon. Blessing, Hon. Kelvin, Hikmah, Anthony, Cybersaint, Mr Lee, Gunshot, Xpera, Akes and Olamide.

Invited guests who graced the occasion include the Vice President and General Secretary of the departmental association, Ogunwale Ebunoluwa and Oyekola Opeyemi respectively. Others are Hon. Adesqueen, Hon. Ridwan, Hon. Nerhiswag, Ransom and Ify Chuks. The event lasted 3 hours and was brought to an end at about 5:45pm.

Suspension Spreads To NUASA As Fin. Secretary Bags Indefinite Suspension

The Financial secretary of Nigerian Universities Accounting Students Association (NUASA), Mr. Oladeji Opeyemi also known as Sanctified was suspended at the 7th Accounting Students Representative Council(ASRC) parliamentary sitting that held yesterday at LAW 205.

Sanctified was suspended indefinitely due to incompetence, negligence of duties and inconsistency of reports. The NUASA Treasurer Sotunde Taiwo Timilehin is expected to take over as acting Financial Secretary during the period of his suspension.

Potentials, Credentials Or Both? – MizDee

A lot of people might be wondering what I mean by 'credentials' or 'potentials'. You do not need to bother yourself with a dictionary; we will be using some OAU students' definition of these terms. Your credential is supposed to be your certificate while your potential is supposed to be what you know or have in your brain.

Recently, I noticed my time here is running out fast. I suddenly got scared that I will not get to write this before I leave. It was common in my first year to hear and listen to students say things like: 'OAU is the best university in Nigeria';

'my older sibling said if one graduates with a third class from OAU, such a one would be preferred ahead of a first class graduate from some other schools';

'woh, my dear, it's not about your credential, it's about your potential(this is mostly from senior colleagues).'

To be fair, some of these statements might be true to some extent but I've discovered over time that negligence has been the watchword of such students. No wonder someone once said Nigerians can adapt to any situation no matter how bad.

Some students of OAU create a shield for themselves when they discover they can't attain their academic goals. They move about in the illusion that it is not their credential that matters but their potential. Who said so? Wouldn't it be a great thing to have both your credential and potential? DON'T BE DECEIVED! Gone are the days when people want to hear what you know. They want to hear what your credential says first. There might be lots of factors that might make a person settle for just their potential; that's not bad. Should everyone then tread the same path?

If you still have room for change, change. Strive for your credential and of course your potential should be intact. If at the end you have one, then you'd know you did your best. Strive for all round excellence.
Go, get it!

MizDee

College Of Health Sciences Plans To Increase Tuition Fee

There are strong indications that there is a concluded plan by the Management of the College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University to increase tuition fee by N50,000 come next session.

The Provost of the College of Health Sciences, Professor Adesegun Fatusi on Thursday, January 21 during the College colloquium announced to the students that their fees would be increased. With this, students of the college would pay an additional N50,000 more than their former fees starting from next session (2015/2016 academic session)

If this development eventually pulls through, fresh students who have been offered admission to departments such as Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry and Dental Surgery, Nursing Science and Medical Rehabilitation will now pay N145,790 as against the N95,790 they paid in the beginning session (including Acceptance fee and accommodation if they remain the same).

It will be recalled that the tuition fees for all faculties were increased after last session which saw the fees increased over 200% from what it used to be. The Omole-led administration during whose tenure the increment was made is expected to end June 2016, sometimes shortly after the resumption of the 2015/2016 academic session.