Ikire campus will be reopened tomorrow if...... *25 HISSA final year students will not graduate. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Osun State University, Professor Siyan Oyeweso, has said that the institutions Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Ikire Campus, would soon be reopened as the faculty resumption process is 97 percent completed. The DVC said this today at the Universitys main campus, Osogbo, the state capital, while playing host to representatives of the faculty students led by Adepoju Siji Samson and Abubakar Abdul-Basit. According to him, the state government was involved in the closure of the campus on 16th of August, 2014 and if everything is put in place tomorrow, the can would be reopened. Speaking further, he noted that the schools management and the state government are passionate about reopening of the campus because the students are important in the academic community. The Vice-Chancellor (Prof. Basihr Okesina), council and others are not delaying. Its only for the government to decided. In fact, as we speak, the VC is not around, because of your resumption. He told the students. The marathon meeting started around 11:40 am at the office of the Universitys Dean of Students Affairs, Dr. Bolaji Omitola who having listened to the students grievances for close to two hours, vowed to work on matters arising and ushered the students to the office of the DVC, Prof. Oyeweso around 2pm. The meeting was concluded around 4:00 pm. Apart from the resumption saga, issues raised by the students revolved around electricity, bus taxation, insecurity, ambulance service, Information and Communication Technology related crisis among others. On bus taxation, the DVC said that the management would see to it. He added that the school buses are for the students and would be released for any academic activities by registered associations on the campus. He however admonished the students headship to be organised in its dealings and always lawfully seek approval of the management whenever they need to use the school bus. Learn to be organised. Its all about leadership. Whatever you want to do, planing is very important. You can not use the Universitys bus without lawful authority, he said. While pointing out that the campus was once a big family, Prof. Oyeweso tasked entire students of the faculty to beware of professional students. What is wrong with Ikire campus? The campus was one big family. Dont you think something is wrong somewhere? You have to beware of professional students. Those who come to the school for some other purposes. How many of Ikire students have won scholarship? Do you even know that the scholarships are open to you all? He compassionately queried, noting that all that is needed by the students is to face their studies seriously and excel. On ICT, he said that the crisis cut across other campuses of the University, and that it has to do with the service provider who failed to provide enabling service which they pledged to provide. Also, he added that the management is working to ensure that the crisis is resolved and prayed the students to invest in their lives. Reduce the money you spend on recharge cards. Get a personal modem and stay connected beyond limit. The world is on your laptop. He said, stressing that poor power supply in Ikire is another bane on the ICT. However, he admitted that the students have valid case on ambulance service and assured the students that the crisis related to the service would be addressed by the schools management in earnest. On works and environmental sanitation, the DVC advised that the best thing for the students is to cultivate hygienic habits. The students were also charged to work on environmental consciousness and always address the schools cleaners politely when their services are need. Lamenting the attitude of the faculty students toward payment of school fees and course registration, he said that many students claimed to be in 400level but the last time they paid their school fees was at 200level. His words, you are all advised to pay your school fees and perfect your registration at the appropriate time. 25 out of the part four students in History and International Studies Department would not graduate because they havent pay their school fees. In his submission, he explained that Ikire campus is not a secondary school and that the schools management would ensure that colloquans are held regularly on the campus to always get the grievances of the students. Earlier at his office, the DSA, Dr. Bolaji Omitola called on the students community to be their brothers keepers and cooperate with the management to expose the bad eggs. He also disclosed that the University is different from others in character and learning and urged the students to always be good ambassadors of the school. His words,things are going to change. The management are also parents. They do not want to jeopardise any students future. Our doors are open to the students, do not feel that we wont listen to you Students are the most import in the University. From my interaction with the VC, I can tell you that the school is planing to introduce separate calender for Ikire Campus. I belief that the calender is at your own favour so that your wont loss much He also revealed that the new in take students would not in anyway be punished or suffer from the incident just as he stressed that it is not only the University that is concerned about the protracted crisis in Ikire campus. Even in heaven, theres order. It is not only the University that is concerned with the matter, the government is also involved Efforts are on going to get the campus reopened. By the time you are coming in, the management would have decided how much you are going to pay as damages. I wont like to say something that is not generally acceptable. Another interesting thing is that the VC has resolved the issue of annual leave. So it is nothing to worry about. he concluded before passionately ushering the students delegate to the office of DVC. Meanwhile, according to a source, the state governor Mr. Rauf Aregbesola had asked the management to put some undisclosed requirements in place and the management in its bid to get the campus reopened had sent a letter to the governor which was yesterday addressed by the state deputy governor Mrs. Titi-laoye Tomori and passed on to the state House of Assembly. The House of Assembly is expected to have deliberated on the matter today.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:51:05 +0000
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