ANGRY VET STUDENT FIRES
STERN WARNING AT THE AVMS PRESIDENT, SENATE OVER FACULTY BASIC DUES INCREMENT,
CALLS FOR CONGRESS.
It
is no news that the present administration of the Association of Veterinary
Medical Students, University of Ibadan, led by Mr Adeoye Caleb has taken a
decision to increase the faculty basic dues by over 33%. This has been met with
mixed reactions especially as the nation langours through the peril of an
economic recession. Not just that the move is undesirable for most students,
the way in which it was implemented was unorthodox and lamentable. This has
made a lot of people believe the president and his cabinet are either
demonstrating gross ineptitude or deliberate disregard for protocols.
VetNews
organisation understand from a reliable source who disclosed to us under the
condition of anonymity that the present AVMS executives did not formally inform
the senate nor the dean of the faculty before increasing the dues in the most
peremptory of manners. Another source also disclosed that the senate president
had to cajole the executive president by all means necessary just for him to
address the senate and state reasons for the increment.
A
lot of gossips are presently being peddled around if the Senate is in
connivance with the AVMS executives or not, but one man, Mr Oyekunle Dunmoye
Enoch, has decided not to wait too long before it becomes too late to act. In
an open letter he wrote to the senate last week, he calls for the Congress, the
highest decision-making arm, to prevail over the situation, citing
constitutional provisions why it should be done that way.
Mr
Oyekunle wrote: “Silence or gathering in
groups to discuss about the current state or changes in an association will not
be the best solution to look into whatever may be happening. But instead there
should be a coming together of members of such an association in such a way
that all views will be well-represented. This should be the way forward because
an adage says two good heads are better than one.
The scenario cited above is exactly
the current state of things in our association (the Association of Veterinary
Medical Students). My ears and that of my colleagues have heard about the
latest development rocking the association to be specific the increment in dues
for the session.
This has actually led to a form of
open confrontation between two renowned senators within the association,
argument between some set of individuals, to mention but a few.
Powerful senators, I believe the
constitution of our noble Association is still very much in use, and it is
clearly stated in the constitution in Article (iv), session (ii) sub session
(ii), that;
a.
Shall
be decided/determined by the Executive Council and the Senate based on the
financial realities of the time, and such shall be communicated to the
congress.
b.
Such
special levy can be debatable and adopted at the congress if need be and must
be adopted by 2/3rd majority of the congress.
Moreover, I think we still have the
third arm of government (congress) which are supposed to be well informed about
the latest development in the association. Ma, if you are yet to hear anything,
our own ears are full already.
In addition to such an increment in
dues, the congress has the outmost right to know the reasons for the increment
and to decide if they are to abide by it or not, it is not a case that only the
Senate should see to.
I, OYEKUNLE DUNMOYE ENOCH hereby
want to request for a well-publicized congress that should come up any time
soon, so that we will be able to trash out important issues as pertaining to
our noble association.
Thanks in anticipation of your
prompt action.”
In
any democratic setting, such gesture is expected to be well-communicated to the
members of the association. It should never have been imposed on the students.
The already tense situation was even escalated as some close allies of the executive
president allegedly boasted publicly that they have increased the dues, and
there is nothing anybody can do about it. Those whom, a lot of people believe, may
have influenced the somewhat rash decision taken by the present set of
executives.
To avoid further
troubles or escalation of the present situation, we hereby call for calm and
proffer that due constitutional process be followed at all times
Written by Martial
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