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UNIOSUN SUG President, Gen. Sec. Suspended •My Suspension, Exercise In Futility - Isaac
Sodiq Yusuf
THE Osun State University Students Union Legisla ve Council (OSUSULC) has suspended the students’ union President, Comrade Olawoyin Isaac and the General Secretary, Comrade Ogunlade Adeniyi.
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Following their suspension, the OSUSULC has also installed the Vice President and Assistant General Secretary of the union, as the Ac ng President and ac ng sues with their lecturers to enable them resume duty.
General Secretary with immediate effect.
This was contained in a statement dated August 8, 2023, and signed by the Speaker of OSUSULC, Oyeniyi Michael, and ac ng Clerk, Olaoye Lukman.
According to the statement, the President and General Secretary were suspended over alleged misappropria on of funds, lack of respect for the cons tu on and allega ons of false alarm.
In a reac on, Olawoyin, said his suspension is an exercise in fu lity.
He stated that he remained the lawful OSUSU President, regardless of the suspension by the legislaon council.
Addressing the protes ng students, Adewusi promised that the government would do everything possible to make sure the students resume to class on Monday, just as he urged them to calm down.
He said: “I can understand how you feel especially since some of you are wri ng your examinaon when the strike commenced. I know those who have fully prepared for the examina ons might be affected but I want to assure you that the school will resume by Monday.”
Earlier, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, while addressing the protesters at the Assembly Complex, assured them that a las ng solu on will be found to the issue.
Egbedun said: “I talked to the SUG president this morning about this protest and he promise me it’s going to be a peaceful protest but the truth is this, it is always good to be the voice of the voiceless.
“I know you are here to represent your colleagues but there are ways we can do these without violence. I’m appealing to you, let’s embrace dialogue.
“I promise you and I’m assuring you that we are going to sit on this today and by the Grace of God, we are going to find a las ng solu on today. I can understand what you are passing through.”
Meanwhile, the students led by the Student Union Government President, Azeez Adebayo, promised to come back in full force if the government fail to honour its promise on Monday.
Osun Awaits Adeleke’s Palliative
•Continued from page 2 are all ci zens and residents of Osun irrespec ve of political par es or religions. The alloca on to Osun is not directed to member of a specific poli cal party; it is for all the people of Osun.
“I want to advise the Governor to set up Pallia ve Provision Commi ee which will comprise government func onaries, religious leaders, civil society groups and community development associa on, to ensure that the needy and others who deserve the support cons tute majority of the prospec ve beneficiaries.”
Consider Student Community In Your Plan – NANS
This is just as students in the state have requested that the governor should consider one of them to be part of the proposed palliave commi ee.
Assistant Secretary-General, Na onal Associa on Of Nigeria Students (NANS), ZONE D, Comr. Olutunde Oluwole, in a statement made available to OSUN DEFENDER yesterday, urged Adeleke to roll out pallia ves and greatly consider the students to ease their burden.
The statement reads in part: “We implore you to ensure these relief materials also reach the student community because we believe in you, your administra on. The provision of pallia ves will greatly alleviate the burdens on students and promote their academic performance.
“We humbly request that students should be considered to be a part of the planning and implementaon commi ee.”
All efforts to get the state government to respond to enquiries on the expected pallia ve programmes proved abor ve.
Both the Commissioner for Informa on and Public Enlightenment, Barr. Kolapo Alimi, and the Spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Rasheed Olawale, did not respond to enquiries by this medium.