Education Rights Campaign (ERC) Condemns The Stand of Futarians on The Lingering Futa Crisis.

With the ongoing crisis of the Federal University of Technology Akure, Comrade Owot Owoyomi Damilola Coordinator of the Ondo State Education Rights Campaign (ERC), gave a statement to condemn the stand of futa students on the crisis... his report read:

"ERC CONDEMNS THE POSITION OF STUDENTS ON THE ONGOING FUTA CRISIS.

Calls for a rational decision of students

For a solidarity support of every single student

Demands immediate intervention of the Federal Government

The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) Ondo State Chapter condemns the position of the students in the ongoing crisis at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), where the members of the NASU, SSANU & NAAT, organized under the Joint Action Committee (JAC), are protesting in demand for the removal of the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Gregory 'biyi Daramola who has been alleged of financial misappropriation. It can be recalled that the VC was invited by the EFCC on the 4th day of October, 2016, to answer questions on the financial misappropriation allegation filled against him by the Auditor General of the federation.

According to the extant rule guiding all public office holders which states that “any public servant under investigation must be under indefinite suspension pending the time he/she will be proven innocent or guilty". It can also be recalled that this same section has been used by the VC himself on 3 arrested FUTA students early March. Hence, ERC believes that the VC should not be above the law and should voluntarily place himself under indefinite suspension until he has been proven innocent of the financial misdeeds.

However, our attention has also been drawn towards the incidence of buggary at the university yesterday, 21/12/16, where the Students Union president, Oladele Solar, among others was reportedly arrested for trying to get into a locked office. While other sources have pontificated that the members of the JAC tortured the said union officers but here are some facts ERC is able to gather from the contrasting information;

JAC is on protest and administrative offices were shut

The DSA wanted to meet with the students union in his office

The office was found locked by members of the JAC

The Dean instructed that the door should be forced-opened

Students union leaders tried to force the door open

JAC noticed them and got them arrested for bugling attempt

Hence, ERC poses a question to all students that “assuming it was during a students' protest that someone tries to force-open a door locked by the students, what will the students do? "

It is high time we stopped been biased and sentimental and face the reality. Truly when 2 elephants fight, the grass there suffers. Yet, the crisis in FUTA calls for a radical thinking. ERC considers corruption as an obstacle towards development of public education in Nigeria.

Hence, students need to take a critical look into the corrupt allegations of the VC. Instead of taking side on either party, it is very imperative to start the process of calling on the intervention of the federal government to this by the use of social media, organized movements and rally of students. This will go a long way to immediately attract the attention of the federal government.

While the laboratory equipment are not enough, the university library is getting outdated, there are no enough hostel accommodation, and also students welfare has continue to degrade, the VC has reportedly continued to siphon and fritter away the university funds on frivolous gifts, payment of housing allowance when in government house, use public funds to finance private expenses and more.

Why shouldn't the greatest FUTARIANS start to capitalize on this opportunity to demand that the looted funds should be reversed and used properly to attend to students needs on campus?Why shouldn’t the student start calling in the federal government to immediately attend to FUTA crisis in an attempt to hasten her resumption?Why shouldn’t students join in the campaign against corruption and looting of university funds?Why shouldn’t students join the campaign for justice?Why shouldn’t students join the demand for democratic running of institution were both staff and students will have a say in the running of the university?Why shouldn’t students join the campaign for a free and functional education at all levels?Why shouldn’t students embrace socialism which is the only long lasting solution to the issue of corruption in NIGERIA?This and more are some of the radical questions we at ERC poses to all FUTARIAN.

While the senate of the university have gone ahead to approve a new calendar for the institution amidst crisis, we should ask them firstly to resolve the issue on ground as students cannot resume in such a crisis-filled FUTA community.

We should as well ask the DSA why he has cloned a new website if it is not an attempt to quickly accumulate the fees of students and change the story when the original website arise again. We should also question the legitimacy of the new portal if it has come when the original FUTA website is under a cyber attack and even during this period of disagreement in the school. We should also question the SU president on his plans and ideas to ensure the jan3 resumption rather than blindly believing in such an illusion.

Hence, ERC calls on a radical approach of student comrades and activists toward resumption of FUTA and not to take side with any of the parties.

We also call in the federal government, who have of course claimed to be fighting corruption, to immediately rise up to intervene into the. FUTA crisis before things get out of hand. We also charge the students’ leaders to start mobilizing students for mass campaigns to immediately draw the attention of the federal government rather than turning the students against the JAC.

JAC should also start linking their demands toward the ones that will benefit the FUTA community rather than just the removal of the VC as this may not solve all the problem on ground.

While we continue to fight against corruption in NIGERIA, It is necessary to note that it is until the running of university is democratic under the control of staff and students that the problems of corruption can be totally eradicated in our various institutions.

Com. Owoyomi Damilola OwotOndo State CoordinatorEducation Rights Campaign (ERC) 07065184322erc_ondo@yahoo.com."

Comments

Kidnappers, caught and stripped at Epe/Itokin road and a beautiful lady happened to be amongst... (explicit pics).

This was sent to me on whatsapp though... Some alleged kidnappers in the Epe area of Lagos were caught just as they were trying to get away with their crime yesterday. it was alleged that the criminals consisting of one female and two men were apprehended by residents and stripped naked. Some of the people suggested setting the kidnappers on fire although it was not known if this threat was carried out as at the time of the report. In a related development, kidnappers from Delta and Enugu have been arrested in Calabar, Cross River state during a kidnapping operation. In a post and photos shared by APC TV via its social media page, it reported that residents apprehended the kidnappers after they had taken a victim. The kidnappers were stripped and possibly beaten while their vehicle was also destroyed. Nigerians reacted to the incidents with some noting that human ritual was usually on the rise towards the end of the year. Some however criticise

Apply for Abdulkabir Aliu Foundation Scholarship Programme.

ABDULKABIR ALIU FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME – CALL FOR APPLICATION INTRODUCTION. The Administrators of the Abdulkabir Aliu Foundation Scholarship Programme are pleased to announce the commencement of its 2016 Undergraduate Scholarship Programme. The scholarship has two variants: A. Scholarship for Muslim students in the six federal universities in southwest Nigeria listed below: a. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti b. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife c. University of Ibadan d. University of Lagos e. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta f. Federal University of Technology Akure. Criteria for the Award; (i) Applicants must be bona fide Muslim students (ii) Applicants must maintain the minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) that puts them in a minimum bracket of Second Class Upper Division. B. Scholarship for Muslim students of Ede origin in any federal university in Nigeria. Criteria for the Award; (i) Applicants must be bona fide

2016/2017 AbdulKabir Aliu Undergraduate Scholarship Application Now Out.

ABDULKABIR ALIU FOUNDATION UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME - CALL FOR APPLICATION INTRODUCTION The Administrators of the Abdulkabir Aliu Foundation are pleased to announce the commencement of its 2017 scholarship programme. The scholarship is for Muslim students in the eight (8) federal universities in Nigeria listed below: a. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti b. Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife c. University of Ibadan d. University of Lagos e. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta f. Federal University of Technology, Akure g. University of Ilorin h. Federal University of Technology, Minna CRITERIA FOR THE AWARD (i) Applicants must be bona fide Muslim students (ii) Applicants must maintain a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) that puts them in a minimum bracket of second class upper division (2:1). MODE OF APPLICATION Duly qualified candidates are required to submit their application through the scholarship website ( www.abdulkabiraliufoundat

FUTA: Burial of the Deceased Futarian... May God forgive her short comings.

I planned not to broadcast this as I got it yesterday, but I changed my mind... this is not to entertain you but to talk words into your heart. Futarians lost Funmilayo Talabi yesterday and her burial section held accordingly, am not here this time to confirm what killed her or tell you the Gist you are expecting to read but make you realize some fact about the bases of life. People die everyday like you already know, but it's in fact a dilemma that we don't appreciate our existence on mother earth. No human writes his/her own death wish except those who commit suicides, so you never can tell whose turn it is whether yours or mine... don't say God forbid because it's fact. The little I knew about her shocked me as people said more good and wonderful things about her... so what are you? What will people say about your legacy when you are gone? what will the angels report about you? Good or bad, it's left for you to decide... be your

Fire in FUTA as VC's car hit library staff on attempt to escape Mob attack.

Well this incident happened this morning in futa and a lot of stories have been trending about what happened, let's give you the different stories. First I heard JAC wanted to burn the VC and his driver alive in his car as they were stopped upon entering school, in an act of self defence by the driver to escape, the VC's driver hit a female library staff but and she is currently in the hospital now. Another source tells us the protesters are already being unreasonable, that they were the one that attacked the VC in his car, trying to break his windscreen and wound him, then the driver hit a library staff on an attempt to escape and save the situation.... unfortunately things went wrong. So I can conclude from the reports that the VC was attacked and on an attempt to save his life for another day, the driver accidentally hit a staff who is currently receiving treatments in the clinic. And policemen have started to Savage all blocked roads. Mor

Video & pics: Futa Dean of students' affairs, FUTASUG President, other union leaders arrested and beaten to pulp by armed policemen.

I was just informed that some armed policemen stormed the Students' affairs division of the Federal University of Technology, Akure this morning to arrest the Dean of student, Prof. Alese, the SUG president, Comrade. Solar and other union leaders. In the video above you would see the SUG president in a milky brown jalab, as he was followed into the van with rounds of slaps... very unfair. Reasons for this are still yet affirmed but we think it's due to the action of the Dean and SUG president's recent move (creating a new portal for students registration) in ensuring that futarians resume January 3rd, which is very much against what JAC want... which is the removal of the VC or futa activities die. From what I saw, the futasug and other Union leaders arrest was framed up... an eye witness said: "The student affairs office was locked after the new site was created, to cripple the resumption process, on hearing this the Dean of stud

Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) 'moves girlfriend Louise Ford into his £4.65million home' just weeks after his divorce

ROWAN Atkinson has "moved in with his girlfriend Louise Ford", according to reports. The Mr Bean star, 60, is believed to have taken his new relationship to the next level after the 32 year old moved into his £4.65million cottage in North London. Rowan Atkinson's girlfriend Louise Ford has reportedly moved into his London home [Getty] The news comes just weeks after his divorce from Sunetra Sastry, his wife of 24 years, was finalised. Insiders told The Sun Louise's role in Channel 4 sitcom Crashing is bringing them close together because of their "comedic symmetry". The source said: "Rowan and Louise are both incredibly private people. But this shows they are obviously serious about their relationship." Rowan and Louis first made their relationship public in 2014, after his 23-year marriage came to an end. Rowan Atkinson and Sunetra divorced after 24 years of marriage [Wenn] The comedian shares son Ben, 22, and daughter

FUTA: Prof. Alese Writes Enumero of the incident as JAC Made his Birthday Pullus.

Following the incident in futa this morning, of the arrest of the Dean of student, Prof. Alese, the SUG president, Comrade Solar and other SUG leaders, I received a report statement allegedly written by Prof. Alese on an alumni group. The Statement gave enumero(details) of the incident... it reads thus: "I would I have misled you, I was supposed to meet with the leadership of ASUUCoop by 11am this morning at ASUU secretariat to discuss the MOU of the ASUUCOOP hostel. I already invited the students in office for 10.30am to take their input to the meeting and explain the new registration portal to them. Along the line I was told that my office was padlocked by JAC. I called the Sherrif Deputy to send security and I got a Carpentar to join them to open it. The carpenter came and the students were there for the meeting. As I was coming I branched at the secretariat jus to tell the president that that I would be a bit late. On getting to the secretariat

Paul Scholes Slams Marouane Fellaini.

Paul Scholes statement on Fellaini: "Sir Alex won't have him anywhere near Old Trafford. Not even as a steward sweeping the car park. Yet Van Gaal and Now Mourinho keep picking him. He keeps turning up like a bad smell, like a fart in the lift. He cant pass, Can't dribble, Can't shoot. He is slower than a tortoise going backwards." I think that's much right??... Lolz.

Lady heading to work, faints, falls inside a gutter, after receiving punch from a tricycle rider.

Lolz, not funny.... A Lady heading to work, faints, falls inside a gutter, after being punched by a tricycle rider, following an argument in Bariga, Lagos State.., of course, the rider fled.

L.M Blug

Search This Blog