OAU Management Reinstates Suspended Students, Unblock E-portal Of Others

By Sodiq Lawal

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife has ordered the reinstatement of suspended Students and unblocking of E-portal of the other students whose electronic studentship accounts has been blocked.

In a meeting at the University Senate Building on Thursday which was chaired by the Vice Chancellor of the institution Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede had the two deputy vice chancellors, Registrar, Dean& Vice dean of students affairs and the University Chief security officer in attendance.

The meeting was also attended by the Members of the Association of Campus Journalists, NANS south west coordinator and other key element of the University with the embattled students.

The students suspended are Omole Ibukun and Oluwalade Babatunde while Gbenga Olorunniran(VON),kareem Olalekan (Gani), Oyedeji Samson and Afolabi Alawode got their student’s accounts blocked.

While addressing the meeting, the Vice Chancellor, stated that OAU students should know that they are ambassadors of the university, therefore they should be image for the institution.

“We don’t have interest in our students being jailed. The whole m court case was initiated by the state not the institution”, he said.

He further directed the Dean of students affairs to get across to the ICT sector of the university so as to reopen their E-portal accounts and start the academic session as soon a possible.

He further assured that the suspended students Union activities will be reinstated soon.

One of the suspended students, Hon. Ibukun said “It is not yet victory until we rid Nigerian campuses especially OAU off victimization and depression.

Comrade Adekitan Lukman , the NANS Zone D coordinator while thanking the management, said the Vice Chancellor has truly behaved as a father to all students and further stated that the feat is an additional achievement in NANS.

The Dean of Students Affairs, Prof. Aransi concluded the meeting by showing gratitude to the Vice Chancellor for the gesture and further addressed the affected students to be of good behaviour.