BEING THE TEXT OF A PRESS STATEMENT RELEASED BY THE LEADERSHIP OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS (NANS) ZONE D SOUTH WEST AND JOINT CAMPUS COMMITTEE (JCC) OYO STATE
History would not pity men and women who because of exceptional privileges possess opportunity of speaking words of truth to the oppressors but take refuge in an attitude of passivity, mute indifference and sometimes of cold complicity-fartz fanon.
Combatant greetings from the auspices of National Association of Nigerian Students, which is the umbrella body and mouthpiece for all Students Union both at home and in diaspora. The leadership of NANS Zone D (SouthWest) and NANS/JCC Oyo State deem it imperative to state our sacrosanct positions on the nonchalant attitude, abuse of power and anti-student policies of Professor Idowu Olayinka, the Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan.
Despite exploring all forms of gentleman engagements in resolving issues of poor welfare conditions and agitations for the reversal of unjust sanctions on Michael Tunji-Ekpeti and others by the National Association of Nigerian Students, the Vice Chancellor remains adamant and inconsiderate, rather he has continually towed the path of dishonor by engaging in negative propaganda, intimidation of student leaders and bad politicking in silencing dissenting voice to his anti-student policies.
We use this opportunity to intimate the Federal Government that when legal and identified platforms for agitations are neglected, terrorism and nefarious activities reign supreme which might result in near anarchy. Professor Idowu Olayinka is desperate to silence any form of dissenting opinions to his autocratic ideals.
On this note, the leadership of NANS Zone D (SouthWest) and NANS/JCC Oyo State hereby pass a vote of no confidence on Professor Idowu Olayinka and also call upon the Federal Government to remove him as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan as he himself in a press interview granted on Diamond FM reiterated that he has no business with welfare of the students he is expected to hold in highest priority.
Furthermore, we want to reaffirm that if Professor Idowu Olayinka is not removed, Nigerian students across South-West would not hesitate to massively mobilize on 7th June, 2016 to peacefully occupy the streets of Ibadan protesting the non-removal of Professor Idowu Olayinka.
Aluta Continua…
Victoria Ascerta!!
Signed
Ogunsola Okikiola Oloja Olanrewaju
Co-ordinator Secretary General
NANS Zone D (SouthWest) NANS Zone D (SouthWest)
CC:
National Assembly
Federal Ministry of Education
Nigerian Police (Oyo State Command)
Department of State Services (Oyo State Command)
Bureau of Public Complaint
National Human Rights Commission
NANS National Secretariat
NANS/JCC Oyo State
Student Union, University of Ibadan
All Media Houses
Tags:
News
