"The B and F Committee Has Had About Fifty Meetings This Session"- Hon Pchaun

By Michael Mary
So OAU Peeps interacted with Hon. Sola Onimole, of the Faculty of Technology and member Budgetary and Finance Committee popularly known as Pchaun and here's what he had to say.

Interview Session with Sola Onimole, honourable of the OAU SRC representing Faculty of Technology

Good evening sir, we would like to know you.
Hon Pchaun: My name is Onimole 'Sola Paul, studentt of OAU, Mechanical Engineering part four.
  Is that all there is to know about you?
Hon Pchaun: I'm an honourable for my faculty.
  What faculty is that?
Hon Pchaun: Faculty of Technology, I'm also the class rep of my department.
  Perhaps, some background, educational background, where are you from?
Hon Pchaun: I'm from Lagos Island, I stay in Ogun state, I was born into a family of four, the second child and we have just a girl. Educational background, I had my primary and secondary education in Lagos state before coming down to Ife.

Coming back to Ife, in what year did come to campus?
Hon Pchaun: I came to campus in the year 2014.
  So how did the SRC happen?
Hon Pchaun: I have Always been involved in major things like having the mind of people at the back of my mind. I always want to see a better future. Ok, when I was in part one, I contested for the post of a class rep and I won. Ever since then, I have been going on with the with the good things, passing out information. Trying to get the best information. I will say in my set, I am the most popular class rep, I'm known as the  Faculty Rep. I have always been interested in bringing up the  progress of everywhere I am.
  So how did you convert that into getting the class rep office?
Hon Pchaun: When I was in Angola, I was very active, getting information, I was well known by majority of the people that stayed in Angola. I was involved in one political ambition that didn't really show up.
  What was that?
Hon Pchaun: Financial Secretary, but we thank God. I have been into getting latest information on campus especially the political aspect of it, till when I was in part three, I think when I was in part three when the union was proscribed. There was a little adjustment then and I contested for the post of SRC when I was in part three.

Now that we know your background, let's start from when you get to campus assessing the union, what do u have to say about it?
Hon Pchaun: When I was in part one, the welfare of the students was OK, that was the tenure of Ibikunle, the union was very vibrant. During the tenure of T.Y nothing really happened the union was dead that was what led to the suspension of some Executives of the union. Then we have this current administration, this administration hasn't been going on well actually, somethings that had to be done well has been done in a very bad way. They might have a good idea of what they need to do, but they are not really getting it. It's the other way round instead. So, this administration hasn't been going well for me, I don't really like it. I have not really seen something they have really achieved about from the issue that was on ground some months ago but we thank God.

Coming from that now, we must ask, you said personally that you have not been enjoying the administration, but you are part of the administration. As a part of the administration, what's your reaction to it? What have you been doing?

Hon Pchaun: I have been playing my role as an honourable and a major member in a committee.

Which committee exactly sir?
Hon Pchaun: The Budget and Finance committee.

Are you holding any post in the committee?
Hon Pchaun: No, but I'm an active member. What we do there is look into the budget making sure that nothing goes wrong. The part in which I don't enjoy is the bus issue it was a big slap on the face of Great Ife students, it didn't go Well at all, they didn't do the right thing for getting the bus which was known to the whole world.

We sure know that the bus issue is the one that really rocked the union this semester, if not mistaken, it is perhaps the biggest scandal we have experienced this session. Some say the price was exaggerated, and different claims have emanated. One of their major offenses was slighting the B&F in the process of procuring the bus, quite a number of releases was made, some trying to explain that the B&F were not constituted. As a member of that committee what have you guys been doing with the budget for this administration?

Hon Pchaun: We have done a lot of things, there is a whole lot of improvement, as a member we have had more than fifty meetings just this semester. At times we stay more than five hours, everytime I go for the meeting I always go back home with headache, because we are there to analyse issue, sometimes an argument may come up. It hasn't been easy but B&F have been trying.
So are we looking forward to the Budget Ratification soon?
Hon Pchaun: We have been doing it.

Diverting a little from the union and coming back to academics, if there anything we learn on campus, it is that combining academics with other things can be quite tedious. You said you are the class representative, an honourable and you are still a student, how do you find the balance?

Hon Pchaun: I have been trying my best because I have always been used to serving others, making things be in place and taking my time hasn't been a burden. So, I have been managing it up right from my secondary school and I am in part four now, I'm used to it already and I have never regretted it.
We must ask, are u looking forward to any bigger responsibility especially concerning the union or may be outside?
Hon Pchaun: Yes I am because not even looking at OAU alone but looking at our Society Ife, Nigeria, OAU, Osun state. There are a whole lot of things to address and put in place. Someone once told me she is not interested, she just wants to be looking at it from afar, she doesn't want to know what they are doing. And I told her if you see things going bad then what effect will it have on your community? If you can go there and make them understand that such is wrong. Let us do it this way, and why are we doing it this way so, there are a whole lots of things I'm so much interested both in OAU and outside OAU. Nigeria as a whole, there are a lots of things to put into place. 
Closing Remarks?
Hon Pchaun: Let me first address the issue we have here, in the administration we have right now, I noticed a fault. I think they should sit together and try to understand each other having the issue of suspending this and the other, then when are we going to have a good union? They need to work together for the progress of the union. Nigeria as a whole, Osun state, a whole lot of things to address next election shouldn't bring any violence and maybe they have to do some medical check up. I want to thank Great Ife students, OAU peeps for putting me there as an honourable and we are trying our best.

Thank you very much for your time.

OAU CDL Opens Predegree Application, Says Programme Not Cancelled By NUC

The Center for Distance Learning of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife has opened​ application into the Predegree programme for the 2017/2018 Academic session.
The center has also on its web portal stated that contrary to what was widely spread sometime last year, the programme has not been scrapped by the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC).

Interested aspirants can click  HERE  to commence registration.

ACJ OAU Inducts New Members In 3-Day Event

The Association of Campus Journalists inducted her new members between 3rd to 5th August 2017. The 3-in-1 program which was organized mainly for the new members of the association had several events for the inductees.

The induction ceremony was pivoted towards inducting the newly registered members and to create another opportunity  for old members to get together

The inter-faculty debate which was slated for the 3rd of August served as the inception of what the ceremony. The debate which started at some minutes to 12:00pm was held at faculty of Education Board room. Two faculties came around for the debate with two representatives each. This was presumed to be as a result of tight schedules of the last week lectures. The two faculties present were the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Science.

The program was graced by lecturers from departments like Botany, English, and even the Faculty of Education amongst others. The topic which had been given to the participants earlier was; Scrapping of PUTME: a catholicon to Nigerian institution entrance examination malpractice.  lecturers present served as the panelists. At the end of the debate, the representatives from faculty of Education won with a considerable margin. The program ended with photo session with the panelists, debaters, executives, EICs and the general audience.

        On Thursday 4th of August, There was the pre-induction lecture and Film show at Admin Extension Building. The pre-induction lecture started around some minutes past 4:00pm with just the new members on seat. The lecture as presented by Mr Olufemi Alfred Olusegun of OAU KILONSHELE lasted for about 45minutes and the film show started almost immediately. There was a big turnout of members both the old and the new members as the movies were been shown. One of the movies that was shown was the very old but intriguing movie titled "Koroba Koroba" where numerous famous Yoruba actors entertained and cracked the ribs of the viewers.
       In its finale on Saturday 5th of August, there was the induction proper and it started around noon. The program which was anchored by Mr Abiodun Adekanmi, started with prayer and a short speech about the Association of Campus Journalists by Mr Olufemi Alfred Olusegun. There was a short speech by the President which was followed immediately by an interactive session.
The second lecture was delivered by Mr Omole Isaac, an undergraduate student of the Faculty of Law. He spoke extensively on campus journalism; stating what journalism deals with and the relevance of campus journalism. He also spoke on the benefits of journalism and the benefits of being a campus journalist.

The following lecture was delivered by Mr Sodiq Oyeleke, former president of NASELS OAU and correspondent of Punch Nigeria. He spoke broadly on the ethics of journalism and emphasized the effects of overlooking little things that could get one into trouble if care is not taken. He also talked about fairness and accuracy and advised the new inductees not to lose friendship because of profession and that his first rule of journalism is not to report one’s home. He rounded up by listing the qualities of a good journalist.

The last lecture was given by the former General Secretary of the Association, Miss Adebayo Faith, she commended the improvements on ACJ. The program ended at about 3:30pm on Saturday.

OAU CDL Releases Predegree Final Results

The final results of the 2016/2017 Predegree programme of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife was released yesterday, Friday, 4th August 2017. Candidates are advised to log on to the portal (www.oaucdl.edu.ng) to check their results.

We wish all candidates the very best!

Sign Up With ALAT And Get To Win Amazing Prizes At Lil Kesh Live In OAU

Popular Nigerian artiste, Keshinro Ololade would be live in the Amphitheatre of the Obafemi Awolowo University on Sunday,12th August 2017. Lil Kesh further confirmed this on his Instagram page.

The event would also be featuring the finals of OAU GOT TALENT hosted by 78A media and powered by ALAT. Winner of the talent hunt would be working home with N250,000.

To be a part of the event, simply sign up on ALAT by Wema bank and also stand a chance to win a brand new iPhone 7.

OAUIfe Hosts OpenCon Satellite Event

By Durodola Abiola


It was a great day in Ile-Ife on Saturday, July 29, 2017 as participants from all around the country gathered to discuss, learn and network at the OpenCon Ife 2017. The event which was held on the Obafemi Awolowo University campus had a lot of attendants from outside Ile-ife and was hosted by Tiamiyu Barakat.


The event which is a satellite event of the OpenCon international was staged to focus on three areas which are; Open Access, Open Education and Open Data. Speakers and professionals from the field of OpenData spoke on how students in Nigeria Tertiary institutions can gain access to data relevant to their research work for free.


One of the keynote speakers and a lecturer in Obafemi Awolowo University, Dr. Oluwole Daramola stressed the need for the presence of open access outlets around the world, which in turn will help students to conduct quality research works and disseminate cutting edge approaches to solving world problems. In his own words, Mr Oludotun Babayemi cofounder of "Follow-the-money" explained that people can always win with data and use it to solve problems which his organization has been doing since it was founded. Participants were also able to learn more about the Wikimedia foundation.


According to President, Wikimedia Foundation Nigeria, Mr Olaniyan, the vision of the foundation is to have a world in which every single human being can freely share in sum of all knowledge. The event also featured interactive sessions, trainings and exposure on open data and open street mapping training which gave the participants lots of opportunities.

Novel Nigeria To Give $100 In YES Essay Contest

YES! Essay Contest is organized in an effort to harness the energy, creativity and initiative of the world youths' in promoting excellence and sustainable development. It also aims to inspire the society to learn from young minds and think about how each of us can make a difference.
In the world of business, different companies, organizations and people have different perspective in the best practices for institutes and industries. Opening these topics for discuss is an opportunity for business leaders to take note of these diverse views and gain new perspectives. 
The purpose of the essay is to challenge perspectives on several topics relating to business and entrepreneurship.
To write an essay, the writer must thoroughly investigate the topic and collect any information relating to the topic. A clear thesis and sound reasoning must be used throughout the essay with clear logical transitions. A variety of topics are available for you to focus your essay   on and to help the creation of your idea.

Guidelines
-Essay must be original and unpublished.
-Plagiarized entries will be rejected
-Co-authored essays will be rejected
-Any Essay topic chosen must be related to BUSINESS or ENTREPRENEURSHIP
-Entries should be submitted via novelnigeria14@gmail.com on/before September 30, 2017
-Essay must indicate name, phone number and gender
-Essay must not be more than 700 words.

All essays will be examined and graded by Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA).


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