In the congress held by the Great Ife Students’ Union on Tuesday, 14 April, concerning the pressing issue of the new transport system and other salient issues. The Congress came up with these resolutions:
At the congress, the President, David Adelani, affirmed the continuation of the 72-hour lecture boycott as earlier declared by the Union leadership.
Establishment of a 16-Member Negotiation Committee
To strengthen negotiations with the school management, the Congress resolved to establish a 16-member negotiations committee. These committees, with one representative from each faculty, will accompany the student union to meetings with school management on transportation issues. The mandate of the committee is to work closely with Union leadership in representing students’ concerns. The committee, which is to act in collaboration with the union leadership, must report any decisions taken at the meetings to the Congress before any implementation.
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The committee is chaired by Mandem from the faculty of Science, with Erinfolami from the faculty of Administration serving as Secretary, and Joelens from the faculty of EDM as Public Relations Officer. Other members were drawn from various faculties, reflecting a broad representation of the student body.
As negotiations progressed, Congress mandated the Union leadership to organize a press conference to inform the public about the difficulties faced by students on the newly implemented transportation system.
Stand Against High CHM Manual Price
The Congress also addressed the sales of high CHM manuals and resolved for the leadership to maintain a firm stance against the unreasonable pricing of CHM manuals by the faculty of science.
The Congress was adjourned at exactly 7:34 p.m. following a motion moved by Congressman Enoch from Law and seconded by Congressman Nelson from Social Sciences.
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