OAU Students' Union Leader Unjustly Suspended By The School Management

Obafemi Awolowo University suspend Student union leaders (The president, General Secretary and PRO) 6 months and 4months respectively, this suspension is premised on the saga between the Students' Union and Prof Y. K Yusuf of English language department. Nevertheless considering the saga, it is still not a strong justification to suspend Union leaders, that only have two months away from concluding their programme. If you know someone that knows someone closer to someone that knows someone closer to someone that can help these students, their stay on campus is about to be elongated if the suspension stands. Help us say no to victimization of Union leaders. This is from one of the suspended union leaders (PRO) IMMANUEL KANT SPEAKS OUR SUSPENSION AND VICTIMISATION : A BULLET IN THE HEART Great Ife, It is with utmost sense of responsibility that i write to inform the general public at this period. It is imperative to appreciate the multitude of Great Ife Students who stood and are still ready to stand by their union and union leaders even in the face of the seeming oppression. I also take the initiative to appreciate the multitude of students who supported me with prayers during the course of my illness. Your prayers worked wonders. The widespread rumour needs authentication or debunking. Sequel to the suspension of union activities, the invitation of some union leaders to an investigative panel and the re-opening of the university. I must confirm to you that TRUTHFULLY OUR STUDENTSHIP HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED FOR SEMESTERS (4 Semesters and 6 Semesters) respectively . This decision was said to have been made at the recommendation of the panel that was set up by the University administration. It should be noted the silence of the leadership of the union was not borne of fear or cowardice but due to the uncertainty that surrounded the rumours. The confirmation came hours ago. It is important to inform the public that our suspension was premised on Professor Y.K Yusuf saga but even the foetus on OAU campus knows that our suspension was borne out of something deeper. We hereby use this medium to call on well meaning Nigerians, students, organisations to see into our cause as the three of us involved, the President, Secretary General and PRO are 2 months away from completing our programmes. Emmanuel Ojedokun A 400 level Student of the department of International Relations Public Relations Officer 09051588508 @Immanuelkantz 21-01-2016.

TY SPEAKS- THE SUSPENSION OF OUR STUDENTSHIP: A PARODY OF JUSTICE: Great Ife, In a bid to detoxify the highly polluted atmosphere of skepticism, confusion and insinuation of the state of our studentship, it is germane to halt this silence. Our silence however, is not in anyway deliberate as it may also surprise everyone that just as the studentry were uncertain, we were also curious due to the circumstances by which we recieved our letters of suspension. On the 8th Jan, 2016, we received calls from our respective departments asking us to come and pick up letters. In those letters were directives that we have been placed on suspension. The President, Secretary General and PRO on six, four and four semesters respectively. Hours later, we were asked to return the letters. After some days, we were later informed that we have letters and on going back we received the same suspension letters. Great Ife, as I write we have received the letters and the directive still remain the same. The President of the union, is placed on six semesters suspension, the Secretary General four semester and the Public Relation 4 semesterS. We will also like to inform the students body that the union is currently examining the situation and will try to adopt the best approach to handle the victimization and achieve not only our reinstatement but ensure that the cause for a better welfare condition is well pressed home. It is apposite, for the purpose of historical references, to reiterate that we committed all to the struggle for proper welfare condition exhausting diplomacy for months before resorting to the media and a day peaceful lecturer boycott. It is also pertinent to assert that we have no antecedent of being impolite or bellicose to any individual either staff or even our fellow students before and throughout the struggle. We have treated every staff and students with full regard and respect and the premise of suspending us for assaulting a university professor becomes worrisome which makes me so discomfited. I will also for the purpose of the records say that I AM BEEN SUSPENDED FOR ASSAULTING A PROFESSOR I HAVE NEVER SET MY EYES ON UNTIL THE DAY WE MEET AT THE PANEL that recommended the suspension where I was courteous to him like everybody providence gives me the privilege of meeting on earth. We start to lay the foundation of liberation when we begin to destroy the shelters of apathy inherent in our fears and illusions. History will definitely absolve us of contributing our quota. It is our greatest prayers that the suspension be reviewed and we finish our respective programmes as and when due (expectedly in 2 months), reinstate the activities of the union and ensure we have a stable calendar. The rason de tre of a union is to safeguard the interest of it members and in this case, a proper welfare condition is paramount which a union must not compromise. I appreciate the critiques, both the objective ones and those who specialize in writing libelious propagandas on scandals and fictions. I appreciate the concern of many friends and colleagues who are very worried about the situation at hand. I can never be demoralized rather I will continuously uphold the values in which am deeply convinced. I will not cease to keep the generality of students updated of developments and exercise my conscious contributions to salient issues. Omotayo Akande TY Great Ife Students' Union President (500L Chemical Engineering student, suspended by the university management).