By Abdulrasheed Olokoto and Gbayesola Samuel 

The 14th Assembly of the Great Independence Hall of residence has cleared Indy Hall Administrator General, Adedeji Peculiar Gbolahan of some of the misappropriation allegations levelled against him, while levying a ₦10,000 fine for the improper use of a personal account to receive project funds.

​This decision is stated in the resolution from the Assembly’s fourth emergency sitting held on Monday, January 5, 2026.

The resolution circulated Wednesday, January 7, 2026 was co-signed by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Gbadebo David, and the Clerk, Hon. Matthew Ugochukwu.

It can be recalled that Team Altruism, Peculiar Adedeji-led Indy Hall Executive Council has been earlier accused of multiple allegations through a four-page petition by some concerned students of the hall on Saturday, December 27, 2025.

​During the legislative sitting, Adedeji Peculiar presented a counter-report addressing the allegations against his office.

On the Allegation of Mismanagement of San Siro Pitch Alumni Donation

The petition filed against him concerned the mismanagement of the Alumni Donation for the San Siro pitch, citing an improper utilization of funds, a ₦5.2 million withdrawal to the A.G.’s personal account, and an allegedly unaccounted ₦2.5 million. These charges followed reported injuries sustained while using the field coupled with the quality in standards of the field.

In his defense, Adedeji Peculiar provided evidence clarifying the money donated by the Alumni to be ₦10.4 million, as against the alleged ₦12.9 million cited in the petition.

Speaking on how the money was spent, he noted that the funds disbursement was in two installments of ₦5.2 million each. The first installment went into the San Siro project engineer’s account.

The second installment was received into his personal account, which the A.G. stated was a temporary measure since the engineer’s account number could not be verified.

He also provided a digital drive link containing receipts to verify expenditures for the San Siro (Indy Maracana) project.

Allegation on the  DSTV Subscriptions

The A.G. was also charged with the allegation of unclear handling of the Indy Hall JCR DSTV Subscription, which was prematurely terminated despite being meant for a full academic session.

Responding to this, the Peculiar-led administration confirmed a sum of ₦36,000 monthly was the budget for the DSTV.

He stated the service was maintained for eight months, starting from April to November 2025, noting the various funding stages and administrative approvals.

Allegations on Indy Hall Week and Elders party 

On the cancellation of the Independence Hall Week and the Elders’ Party, It can be recalled that Great Independence Hall did not hold due to its Hall week which has sparked various reactions amongst katangites, student residents of the Hall.

Speaking on the issue, the A.G. attributed the failure to hold both events as a lack of timely sponsorship.

Indy Hall legislative Council’s Resolution 

While the House accepted Adedeji Peculiar’s explanations and cleared him of the misappropriation charges, he was penalized for the breach of financial procedure by receiving the second payment for the San Siro project into his personal bank account before transferring the funds to the engineer.

​”The A.G. was fined the sum of Ten Thousand Naira only (₦10,000) for receiving the second payment of the San Siro project into his personal account,” the resolution stated.

​In addition to the fine, the House ordered Peculiar to issue a formal letter of apology to Katangites, student residents of the Great Independence Hall and the Elders’ Council regarding the scrapped Hall Week and Elders’ Party.

​The Assembly also addressed the matter of missing jerseys in the Indy Hall Junior Common Room (JCR), which Indy Hall AG, Peculiar confirmed were stolen.

As a penalty for the security lapse, the House directed the A.G. and the Executive Council to repair all broken frames and display all remaining jerseys for transparent monitoring.

​”The Administrator General alongside the executive council are to repair all broken frames and display all jerseys for proper monitoring as punishment for the stolen jerseys,” the House added.

Below is a copy of the resolution of the Indy Hall legislative Council