By: Ojomo Taiye
Students of the University of Ibadan have petitioned the UI’SU leadership for falsifying resolutions of the Congress, held on Saturday, 17th August 2024.
The petition which was directed to the Students’ Union Executive Council and the Students’ Representative Council, University of Ibadan was signed by six students; Aduwo Ayodele, Nice Linus, Olamide Gbadegesin, Michael Awoyemi, Adewumi Damilare and Bolaji Eiyeke.
Titled “Petition Against The Disrespect And Falsification Of Congress Resolutions By The UI’SU Executive Council”, the petition called out the President of the Students’ for leaving the congress ground abruptly without proper adjournment and for scraping out the Congress demand with regards to the ‘suspension of fee portal’.
“We, the undersigned students of the University of Ibadan, hereby write to petition the University of Ibadan Students’ Union leadership for its heinous disrespect, by walking out on students at the last Congress when the session had not been formally adjourned, as well as for falsifying the resolutions of the last Congress; held on Saturday, 17th of August, 2024,” the petition reads.
“At the Congress, students used the moment to bring the several intimidations ongoing in different departments and faculties, luring students to pay fees before tests and registrations, which was against the words of the management that the University Governing Council will sit to review the hike in fee and get back to the Students’ Union, to the Union’s notice.”
“Sad to discover, the resolution released by the Students’ Union did not capture the Congress resolutions, which the President acknowledged and publicly read out before abruptly leaving the congress. We find the misconduct of leaving the Congress abruptly a gross disrespect of the congress, being the apex organ of the Students’ Union, and the falsification of the resolutions, a breach of the constitution which recognizes the congress as the final decision making organ.”
The students demanded for a correction of the Congress resolutions within a 5-hour stipulated time.
“Against this backdrop, we unequivocally demand a correction of the error within 5-hour of the receipt of this petition. We make this conscious demand with the expectation that the leadership of the Students’ Union will respect the consensus decision of the Congress,” the letter concluded.
