COMMUNIQUÉ ISSUED AT THE END OF NAOSS SENATE SITTING HELD ON SATURDAY, 2ND OF AUGUST AT THE RUFUS GIWA POLYTECHNIC CAMPUS, OWO PREAMBLE The National Association of Ondo State Student (NAOSS) is the umbrella body of all students of Ondo State origin in the tertiary institutions in Nigeria and the diaspora. While the senate is the legislative arm of the Association comprising the Presidents and Secretaries of each chapter as members otherwise known as the senators. Time: The senate sitting was between the hours of 10:30am and 1.30pm. (A) SWEARING-IN OF NEW SENATORS A total of 16 Senators were sworn-in by the Senate President, Senator Fagbemigun Israel. The newly sworn-in Senators were happy to attain the new status as it was evident from their willingness to take the oath of office. The newly sworn-in senators are: i. Sen. Adedugbe Gbenga -UNILAG ii. Sen. Okeowo Olusegun M. - Fedpoly Ado iii. Sen. Akinbebije Oloruntimilehin- Health Tech., Akure iv. Sen. Tomomewo Emmanuel - Lautech v. Sen. Ojamomi Fadesola UNIJOS vi. Sen. Kolade Paul -Coop. College Akure vii. Sen. Okerisa Olayide T. -NOUN, Akure viii. Sen. Obenbe Oluwaseun -Opencast Benin ix. Sen. Akinkuotu Ebenezer - Pogil College Health x. Sen. Iji Kelvin -Opencast Benin xi. Sen. Ebun Oluwabukola -Mcht Health Tech, Akr. xii. Sen. Iwaluwa Kolade -NOUN, Akure xiii. Sen. Akindele Tosin - Coop. College Akure xiv. Sen. Olibamoyo Omotayo - Mcht Health Tech, Akr. xv. Sen. Akinrata Michael - FUTA xvi. Sen. Ayodele Wale A. - FUTA (B) INTRODUCTION The Senate President, Senator Fagbemigun Israel welcomed every Senator and the members of the gallery. Thereafter, the Clerk of the Senate, Senator Adebayo Segun, read the minute of the last sitting held on Saturday 28th of June 2014, at the NAOSS National Secretariat Akure which was subsequently adopted with minor corrections. (C) CORRESPONDENCE AND STATE OF THE ASSOCIATION A petition dated 29th July, 2014 received by the Clerk of the Senate was read to the hearing of all Senators sited. The petition was written by the National Vice President, Director of Socials and the P.R.O alleging that the president, the Gen Sec., and the Deputy Senate President have mismanaged and misappropriated a sum of money totaling over 6.5 million naira since the commencement of the central executive council administration. The Senate President also gave an account of the journey so far, where he mentioned how the Senate was prevented from being inaugurated on 19th of December 2013. when the Senate-setting at the College of Health Technology, Akure was stopped abruptly when the Executive President, his Gen. Sec. and Fin. Sec. came in company of some paid political thugs, later identified as ‘Eye confraternity’ members, beating mercilessly to the state of coma any Senator who dare challenge them on why they are preventing the Senate from being inaugurated. Another allegation against the Aforementioned was that the they, without notification and proper disbursement as provided by the constitution received from the scholarship board a total lump sum of 1.3 million naira, the national due extracted from the bursary registration fee. The money should have being shared among the two arms, namely the executive and the legislature and the respective chapters as assistance funding. The President only accounted for 200 thousand naira which he claimed he kept for the programme proposed to come up by September 6th 2014, without a kobo being given to the Senators and telling the Senate to go to hell and raise funds if we really care and see the need to function. Also, it was brought to the notice of the senate that despite the warning that an illegal meeting called by the executive to totally disable the Senate was held on the 19th of July 2014, at the National Secretariat Akure, where the Executives with some unidentified paid ‘street boys’ and the Deputy Senate President purportedly impeached the Senate President. Which was a clear contradiction of the provisions of the constitution. (D) MOTIONS AND REACTIONS. In response to the allegations, the Senate in his entirety condemned with total dismay the unconstitutional and immoral acts of the members of the executive which are contrary to the tenants of democracy and capable of bringing the name of the Association into disrepute both within and without. THE TWO MOTIONS 1. That the named executive members involved in the unconstitutional acts be impeached. 2. That the named executive members and some Senators involved in the unconstitutional acts be suspended indefinitely and a committee of enquiry be set-up to investigate the allegations. ADOPTIONS 1. During voting, 25 senators voted for indefinate suspension while 1 voted against. The Senate consequently agreed to suspend the named executive members indefinately pending the report of the committee of enquiry. 2. That the Senators who after been warned by the Senate President as to the illegality and unconstitutionality of the meeting held by the executive, still went ahead without regards to attend the said illegal meeting, are also suspended until they are remorseful enough to put forward an apology letter stating reasons why they should be admitted back to the Senate, for clarity the suspended executive members are: i) Awodola Afolayan President ii) Abdul-Azeez Oladotun Secretary iii) Olaleye Olawale Financial Secretary and iv) Alademehin Busuyi Deputy Senate President COMMITTEES For efficient running of the Senate, the following Committees were inaugurated. 1. Investigation and enquiry Committee 2. Publicity and communiqué committee 3. The convention planning committee For the purpose of clarity these are the investigation and enquiry committee members. i) Akinbebije Oloruntimehin (Chairman) ii) Kolade Paul iii) Olorunyomi Olorunda iv) Iwaluwa Kolade (Secretary) v) Olibamoyo Omotayo For the purpose of clarity these are the publicity and communiqué committee members i) Adedugbe Gbenga (Chairman) ii) Akinbebije Oloruntimehin iii) Kolade Paul iv) Olorunda Olorunyomi The investigation and enquiry committee and the convention planning committee were given a week (7 days) to come up with their report and submit to the Senate. CONCLUSION It is our position, that the above decisions remains biding, we therefore call on the police and all relevant law enforcement agencies to be at alert to arrest with immediate effect, anyone among the above named persons as suspended, who parades himself as a leader of the association. Secondly, we demand that every property of the Association at their disposal be retrieved forthwith. We however request for utmost support from the government and all law enforcement agencies as regards the new developments. Signed: ______________________ ______________________ Senator Fagbemigun Israel SenatorAdebayo Segun Senate President Clerk _____________________ Senator Adedugbe Gbenga Chairman, Communiqué Drafting Committee President NAOSS, UNILLAG _____________________ Senator Akinbebije Oloruntimehin President NAOSS SHTA ________________________ ___________________________ Senator Kolade Paul Senator Olorunda Olorunyomi President NAOSS Coop. Col., Akr. President,NAOSS School of Nursing
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