OOUSUG 7 DAYS ULTIMATUM TO THE STATE GOVERNMENT: OUR STAND Yesterday, the Student Union held a press briefing to signal the end of the 2 days lecture boycott and to announce that it was giving the state government 7 days to respond and act. As an organization, while we do not question the good-heartedness of the Students Union, we disagree with the way they have chosen to pursue it. We are convinced that a government that is really committed to listening to the students and doing what they want does not need a week to reply; a day or two days are enough. A week is more than enough to spread lies and cook up propaganda against the genuine agitations of students. A week is more than enough to hurriedly release temporary examination time table and thereby divide the rank of students. A week is more than enough for students to pay up those astronomical fees. A week is enough to destroy everything we have worked for, written about and demanded. Let us not forget that examinations are scheduled to begin by September and as such, the examination time table can be released any time from now. How do you call students out to challenge injustice when they have been served with their examination date? What student wants to be on the street protesting when his mates are reading for examinations? At the meeting held with students on Monday in Mini Campus, we collectively agreed that while we are not interested in hijacking the responsibilities of the SUG, the need for action is very germane at this point. We see no point in giving the state government 7 days when they have had 2 months to reply and act and they have done nothing about it. As such, beginning from Thursday, 7th August 2014, we call on our students to gather at the gate of PS by 7:30 am where we will peacefully demonstrate and call on the Ogun State Government to either sit up and listen to us or prepare to entertain us in Oke-Imosan beginning from next week. Our press release will be circulated round campus today, while we will go round classrooms too. Greatest OOUites, this is just the beginning. Let us make it clear to anyone that cares to listen that our agitations are not political. Our demands are pure and not motivated by any political party. PROTEST DETAILS: Date: Thursday, 7th August 2014 Venue: PS Gate. Time: 7:30 am Do not let anyone put fear in your heart. Your rights to protest peacefully are guaranteed in the Nigerian constitution. Security agencies have been contacted, our lawyers are on standby in case government tries to play funny. Spread the information. Come one, come all. James Ogunjimi CDHR Coordinator
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 05:45:44 +0000
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