The leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has issued 48 hours ultimatum to the University of Ibadan to lift suspension of Students’ Union leaders, Ojo Aderemi (the president of the Union), four others.
Asubiojo Olujuwon Marshal, Chairman, NANS, Oyo state stated this in a statement made available to InsideOyo,com on Thursday.
“The National Students’ Union body also asked the university management to lift ban on commercial use of bikes in the university, describing injustice and an assault to students legitimate rights and entitlements.
Statement below:
In the last months, the leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Oyo state reviewed the events and actions that surrounded the suspension of University of Ibadan Students’ Union, Ojo Aderemi (the president of the Union), four others and very recently the ban on commercial use of bikes in the university – we sanely concluded that these are injustice and an assault to students legitimate rights and entitlements.
Prior this conclusion, we have humbly approached the university leadership, requesting immediate reversal of the ban on commercial use of bikes, reinstatement of UI Students’ Union and the suspended student leaders
We have honorably sought for solutions. We have written the Vice Chancellor, made media appeals, made press statements calling his attention to these demands.
NANS, Oyo state believes we have served enough diplomacy in this matter and we are so much resolute in ensuring our demands are met.
These demands are at the interest, wish and rights of UItes, they are not negotiable.
We have equally reviewed the language of the Vice Chancellor and UI management. They have shown us, UItes and the general public unreadiness to meet the demands.
NANS, Oyo state deem it fit to ensure these demands are met, we consider it necessary and important in interest of fairness and justice.
Therefore, NANS, Oyo state issues a forty-eight(48) hours ultimatum(effective immediately) to Prof. Abel Idowu Olayinka led University of Ibadan management to reverse the ban on the commercial use of bikes, reinstate the Students’ Union, reinstate Ojo Aderemi, others and reverse various unjustifiable payments levied on University of Ibadan students.
We hope the university management will respect this, otherwise, University of Ibadan should expect what the strength of Nigerian students is.
NANS, Oyo state uses this opportunity to inform UItes and Nigerian students in general to get ready for mass action.”
