Students' Union Inauguration And Swearing Ceremony New Date Revealed

The Electoral Commission of the  Great Ife Student's Union has announced the new date for the inauguration and swearing in of the elected officers. 

Recall that  it was earlier reported by OAUPeeps News Agency that the inauguration date which was earlier stated for 3rd of March, 2022 has been postponed and a new date will be communicated shortly. 

However, in a statement made available to the OAU Peeps News Agency by the Electoral Commision of the Union. The inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of the Union Officers will now hold on Tuesday, 8th March 2022 at Afrika Amphitheater by 12:00PM Prompt.  

FASAOAU: Is It True That The President Embezzled?

By Ajibade Abdullah Adewale

The road to FASA remains dusty.

 Tell those who wish to tread this path to avoid putting on white garments.

Otherwise, they should be ready to get dirty.

When there is fire on the mountain, what’s foreseen of anyone is to either find a panacea or abscond. Here, what they do is maintain a “siddon look” stance as the fire munches deeper while they comfortably patronise beer parlours and lavish the limited resources that are not theirs on “shapes and bottles”. A financial boost for the seller, but to the detriment of the progress of a larger audience, the students.

Riddles!

The puzzle besieging the Faculty of Arts Students’ Association, Obafemi Awolowo University, has invariably inflicted a headache for the genius that even a typical student wouldn’t try cracking. A friend who has lost hope in the association would always say, “This puzzle doesn’t deserve our Time “. To me, it is worth whatever time we have dedicated to demanding a change. 

We can no longer afford unnecessary postponement of elections at the expense of limited resources, which the association can direct to a productive cause. It has to stop. As the world develops, civilization refines culture, and so,  if not conducting an election once is the norm, we can easily improvise to not conducting at all. 

The association gets praised for being politically oriented, with an outstanding record of participation within and beyond. Meanwhile, the praise, to me, is just irony. You know, students are productively busy these days; they have got a lot to do that, they would unrepentantly call Buhari “Putin” just to have their way. So, what’s the honour of being politically inclined while everything has always ended inadequately?

“Godfatherism” 

“Godfatherism” has always been an existing imbroglio in the political terrain of Nigeria. It’s a problem that has spread across all levels, including FASAOAU. While Osun APC is having a hard time because a godson wants to become a godfather, there are also claims that FASAOAU is an abode for graduates who won’t stop tampering with the political configuration of the association. Obviously, they have programmed the association in a certain way that debugging would seem impossible soon. They are political leaders and they have plenty of sons and daughters in the faculty.

During elections, there are permutations from one department to another, and the thought would be that it is for the progress of the association. However, circumstances have proven that whatever permutations taking place in the association is not always in the interest of the students but those who don’t want to leave the Association and their godsons and daughters.

Is It True That Our President Embezzled?

Seriously, I don’t know why students have tarnished the image of our darling President. They claim that he has embezzled, yet they could not prove it. What is wrong with FASAites? When are they going to realize that our president is as holy as a Nigerian politician? Yes, Nigerian politicians are a truthful set of people. Keeping their campaign promises is the least of their achievements.

Our president has done everything to improve the association by stimulating an atmosphere of unification. He has left it better than he met it. Just that he doesn’t have a successor.

The road to FASA remains dusty. 

Tell those who wish to tread this path to avoid putting on a white garment. 

Otherwise, be ready to get dirty.

Riddles!

Just In: Students' Union Inauguration And Swearing In Postponed, New Date To Be Communicated Shortly

By Ayomide Emmanuel

The Inauguration and swearing  ceremony of the  Students’ Union leaders for academic which was  scheduled to hold on Thursday, 3rd of March, 2022 has been postponed.

Recall it was earlier reported by OAU Peeps News Agency that the elected Students' Union leaders will be inaugurated after five months of election. 

Speaking to our Correspondent, the PRO of the Great Ife Students' Union Electoral Commission, Comrade Olalekan Olatunbosun, Catalyst confirmed the postponment and he said, "I can confirm this is very true. 

We wish we could keep it from happening but we couldn't. Trust me, it is for the best. Further information on the new date will be communicated shortly. Thank you."

Great Ife Students' Union Respond To Increase In Transportation Prices On Campus

By Data Writing Pencil

The Great Ife Students' Union has responded to the increment in the cost of the transportation and number of passenger that the Ife mini bus drivers adopted on 23rd of February 2022. 

Recall it was earlier reported on OAUPeeps News Agency how the ife mini bus popularly known as town-igboro released a new price list. 

However, the development was not only on the price alone but also on the increase in number of passengers which was three on a row before the price hike but now four on a row. 

Speaking to OAU Peeps Correspondent, Adeleke Adedotun a Philosophy Part 3 student said "the increase in price is affecting and its not making it easier for students, imagine having #1000 and you have to spend it all on transport fare. Not only that, the drivers are now becoming aggressive to students then before. Something must be done concerning it either the school management or the Students' Union body."

Onatola Ayomide Victor a Religious Studies Part 2 said "it's not convenient at all and the increase has caused a lot of damages to students because most students couldn't bear the cost due to the fact that most students are managing. So couldn't come to class because they couldn't bear the cost of the price of transportation to campus"

In a Press Statement made available to OAU Peeps News Agency, the Students' Union body has responded to the increase in Transportation Issues. The Statement read thus:

The Students' Union announces to Union members that the recent increments in costs of transportation and number of passengers are and will not be maintained without the Union reviewing them to ameliorate the difficult financial implications they are already having on students. The Union has taken, is taking and will take more steps to check all issues regarding transportation.

With a view to preventing such occurrence as the transportation impasse of February 23, the Union had earlier met with transporters. The Union had on February 19 particularly met with motorcyclists' association to correct issues, including but not only hike as high as ₦250 for a place which had previously cost ₦100 to transit to. For places which previously cost ₦50/₦60/₦70, the Union noticed that the hike went as high as ₦100 and ₦150.

As efforts are being made to review the bus fares, students are to note the following about costs of transportation for motorcycles:

Notwithstanding the entire price list being reviewed, here are places with tentative costs of transportation (by motorcycle) on campus:

Main Gate to Hall Of Residence ₦120

Main Gate to Market ₦150

Main Gate to Spider ₦150

For this period, the following still remain the same, just as had earlier announced before fuel scarcity:

Main Gate to Bus Stop ₦100

Main Gate to DSA/Agric ₦120

Bus Stop to Hall of Residence ₦50

Bus Stop to Market ₦50

Bus Stop to Ajose ₦50

Bus Stop to Road Block ₦50

Bus Stop to Religious Ground ₦50

Bus Stop to Spider ₦50

Bus Stop to Tonkere ₦60

Hall to Hall ₦50

Hall to Academics Area ₦50

Hall to ICT Centre ₦50

Hall to Central Market ₦50

Hall to Spider ₦70

Hall to Religious Ground ₦70

Hall to Tonkere ₦80

Again, Union members are assured that the complaints about hikes in buses, increase in passengers are not only noted but being acted upon for favorable solutions. On a general note, the Union will continue to review the prices to discourage extortion and unscrupulous hikes.

For the Union, the welfarism of Great Ife students is not the modicum but the core, nonnegotiable essence of its being. It is understood that Union members want instant reverses and readjustments, especially with buses. The Union is with alacrity working so that the issues with transportation are completely arrested.

While the Union hastens to ensure that the yet unsolved raised issues are resolved, the cooperation of Union members is highly solicited. Union members are assured that the current issues shall not be burdens for them to continue to bear.

Five Months After Election, Great Ife Students' Union Leaders Sets To Be Inuagrated And Sworn Into Office

The Great Ife Students' Union Leaders Elects are set to be Inaugurated and Swear In into office after five months of Election. The Election which cut across the different arms of government ranging from the HEC, SRC and CEC produce leader in every arms of the government. 

In A Press Release made available to OAUPeeps News Agency  by the Electoral Commission of Great Ife Students' Union, the inaugration and swearing in of the Union Officers will take place on Thursday 3rd 2022 at Oduduwa Hall by 12:00pm. 

The Statement Read Thus:

INAUGURATION AND SWEARING-IN CEREMONY

The past months have been characterized by our unswerving efforts to ensure the swearing-in and inauguration and leadership retreat of/for the elected union officers at the CEC, SRC and HEC levels were done as stipulated in the election calendar until unforeseen circumstances took over the course.

However, we are elated to announce that the CEC, Leadership of the SRC and HEC's Chairpersons will proceed on a leadership training by next week and the Inauguration and Swearing-in Ceremony will hold unfailing as follows;

Thursday, 3rd March 2022

12:00PM Prompt

Oduduwa Hall

We enjoin Great Ife Students to join us as the elected officers officially take the oath of office and mantle.

Fuel Scarcity: Ife Mini Bus, Sabo Lagere Release New Price List

By Data Writing Pencil

Following the Nationwide Fuel Scarcity, the town-igboro Drivers  stopped operation to hold a meeting among its members to decide on a new price list for transportation.

However, the sudden stop in operation led to students been stranded on campus with no much means of transportation. A long queue of students was at the school bus stop.

The students Union leaders however swing into action  by providing a bus to transport students out of the school. 

Speaking to our Correspondent, the financial secretary elect of Great Ife Students' Union said the union spring into action immediately they got wind of the information and they provided bus to convey students to campus gate at the rate of #30. 

In an interview with a student about how the sudden stop of operation by the mini bus drivers has affeted students, Sir Philip the director of sports department of mathematics said he paid #150 to a bike man who transported him from gate to yellow house which was not so before the scarcity of buses on campus.   

Following the outcome of the meeting, the Ife mini bus has released a new price list that will be used and a closer look at the new price list sees changes in the price of a drop at the rate of #100 which was #70 before the fuel scarity 

Faculty of Law: Anonymous Writer Accuse Students Of Cultism.

By Ayomide Emmanuel

An anonymous writer  has accused six students of the faculty of Law of initiating him to into cultism, and making swore an oath. 

Opatola Olatunji(Hon.TJ), Adesanya Abiodun(Lincoln), Umeadi Obinna, Adebayo Ifeoluwa, Abubakare Gabriel and Adeyemo Zaccheaus has been accused by an anonymous writer. 

The anonymous writer who is said to belong to the Eclats class, the part 1 class of the faculty of Law. In the anonymous letter that was written to the entire IFELAW association. 

The anonymous writer said and I quote;

 "I am writing this article in relation to some  happening that have been going on in the faculty of Law. Two weeks ago,I was invited to New Buka by a 500 Level of the faculty of Law and went there because he's a senior colleague who goes by the name Honourable TJ.

At the meeting at Buka, i met Honourable Lincoln, Obinna, Magna Bush, Aristotle and some other guys. At the meeting, i was told how my class rep Tife and assignment class rep Zaccheaus and Hado Moxie have been there and swore an oath of allegiance and loyalty to them and in return, made sure his Class rep won his election".

Further read on the anonymous letter shows that the writer has been involved in student union matters through his brother so he knew that swearing of oath or swearing of allegiance to an organization not recognized is cultism.

 

However, reacting to the write up of the said  anonymous writer, the Principal Liaison Officer of Law Students' Society Comr. Olowoyo Oluwatimilehin said he made a call to the Class Rep of the Eclats class as he was named there, but was unable to reach him after which he dropped the article in his DM. 

He further stated that the article was not 100% alien to him because he had earlier heard rumors about the occurrence after which he called the class rep and advised him on things he heard 

Following the release of the article, the PLO said he had to call the class rep again to know exactly what went down at the venue and to also ascertain the truth.   

The class replied him in his word that  that he doubts that the article emanated from his class. He also asserted that a good number of what is contained in the article are not as they seem. The class rep further revealed to him that the persons mentioned in the article were present.

Responding to the issue, the President of the Law Student Society popularly known as Sammy G  speaking to ACJ Correspondent replied; "We are on it",when asked about the authenticity of the said anonymous letter and steps been taken to address the issue.

In the same vein, the accused set of persons ,also wrote an article stating their own side of the story and to firmly assert their personality which they would have never and will never jettison for any pedestrian cause. 

While they didn't deny the fact that they were present at New Buka just as the anonymous writer said, because going to chill out at New Buka is not a crime. The anonymous writer was further challenged to present to the public any evidence he stated in his letter.

Consequently, the act by the anonymous writer was declared as an act of cowardice  to amass emotional audience that will be vulnerable to his mischievous intentions 

Speaking to ACJ correspondent, Salami, one of the accused said; I already made some point known on his class page and if the writer is so sure that he had evidence of where he was in a place where an illegal oath was taken, the writer should have not hidden under the cloak of an anonymous writer. He also made it known that the article circulating are political Mossberg by adversaries and was not surprised by it and might even be taking court action because the issue is becoming more bigger and a sort of defamation of character.

Speaking to ACJ correspondent, Obinna,one of the accused said "

It is obvious that they fabricated everything in the news,in fact 90%  of the content is false". 

To authenticate the release of the acclaimed anonymous writer, ACJ correspondent tried all possible means to get to other concerned persons but all efforts proved abortive. 

Investigations are still on going and we hope to get to the root of this matter. 

Stay tuned!