30th April, 2015
Akintola Lukman
The students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state have hailed their Union for the successful negotiation that led to the reduction of their school tuition fee by the university management.
PMNews Campus Square gathered that the reduction of the tuition fee was due to the relentless effort of the Students Union which made the university management reduce the tuition fee by N3000.
Prior the final negotiation, OAU students had embarked on various protests kicking against the increment in tuition fee which led to the closure of the university on 18 June 2014.
It was gathered by our correspondent that this reduction is a success to the current administration of the Students Union Executives as the students have shown a great deal of trust in them and believe they are ready to serve their best interests.
Speaking with PMNEWS Campus Square, Bello Olaoluwa Taofeek, a 400level student of International Relations department disclosed that students believe in the ability of the present student union.
“I’m so happy that our tuition fee has been reduced from N19, 700 to N16, 700, this is a success to all Great Ife students and above all our students union executives, they have done a great job and we really appreciate them.
“The current Central Executive Council of the Union has shown how responsible they are and their readiness to serve. I believe this is a union we can confide in as our interest will be highly protected,” he said.
Also commenting on the tuition reduction was Murphy Simon Adamolekun, a 400level student of Psychology department, who saw it as a relief for parents and even students.
“This is a welcome development, N3000 reduction is better than nothing. It is a relief for both parents and students. I also hope this will not be like the last session, when the fee was reduced but we ended up paying the same amount,” he said.
The PRO-elect of the students union, Comrade Ojedokun Emmanuel also spoke on the tuition fee reduction and accrued the success to the relentless effort of past union leaders to ensure that the university management see to the students demand.
“This is a landmark success for this administration, we are just getting started and we are ready to serve the interests of Great Ife students. It is imperative that I thank our past union leaders for their relentless effort to ensure that the university management see to our demands,” he expressed.
Comrade Emmanuel also disclosed that the union and university management have reached an agreement to resolve the issue of the suspended six comrades out of court, following the adjournment of the court session.
“The union has agreed to settle the issue of our suspended colleagues out of court and we are working towards ensuring that they resume with us next session,” he said.