OAU STUDENT, AGAINST "NO ELECTION BREAK"

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The honourable Minister of Education, Mallam
Ibrahim Shekarau after his meeting with
commissioners for education nationwide on
Monday decided to dump the idea of giving
students election break so as not to further
disrupt academic calendar. The minister cited
the impromptu Ebola break whose effect is still
been felt in the sector. Students of Obafemi
Awolowo University have however chided the
minister and those who sat with him to take
such decision as not weighing arguments
properly before making their pronouncements.
Even as the Students' Union leaders of Obafemi
Awolowo University continue to dance to the
gallery on their own opinion about the much
talked about election break whenever they are
asked, the Union President, Ibikunle Isaac
Motunrayo confirmed to the media yesterday
that students of OAU do not need to be given
any election break.
Ibikunle’s comment of ‘no election break’ for
OAU students has further heightened and heated
arguments among students as to why the
Students’ Union president has to say such thing
without consulting the students as such matter
relates directly to their welfare. “This is a
criminal way of supporting the
disenfranchisement of Great Ife students in the
coming elections” a student said. Other
argument raised by students is that they are
involved in the electioneering process. For those
that are not part of the electorates, they will be
serving as electoral officers in their various
states. “I registered for the INEC adhoc job
because of the money involved so that I will be
able to pay the increased school fees come next
semester but with the no election break
announcement, I am seriously confused” another
OAU student lamented.
Some other students who expressed fear over
what may ensue after the February 14 poll
believe it is not sane for any authority to keep
her students in school when the Federal
Government will not be providing additional
security to protect lives and properties. “I pray
we have a peaceful election but anything can
happen and so, we should see beyond now.
2011 is still fresh in memory! What will the
school authorities do if any violence breaks out
after the election? Disperse students into the
violence? You see the decision to keep students
in school is not making any sense” a student
said.
The Obafemi Awolowo University management
as at the time of filing this report is yet to say
anything on the election break as the Senate
plans to meet before Friday. However, there are
fears that the management might adopt the
Federal Government’s decision not even when
the Students’ Union leaders are supporting the
same idea at the expense of popular demands of
the students. Some departments have however
scheduled their tests to hold on February 28.

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