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VETERINARY MEDICAL STUDENTS TRAVELLED TO UNN, NSUKA FOR NAVMS CONVENTION

The executives and members of the Association of Veterinary Medical Students (AVMS), University of Ibadan branch travelled to the University of Nigeria, Nsuka (UNN) on Wednesday, 4th July, 2018 for the National Association of Veterinary Medical Students (NAVMS) annual convention.

The annual convention which has already received many participants will hold between 4th of July to 8th of July, 2018. The annual convention is the only avenue where all veterinary medical students of Nigeria meet one another and share ideas. The special features of the convention will include Congress meeting, novelty football match among veterinary schools across Nigeria, Mr and Miss Vet Nigeria, excursion and tour around the Coal City, and lots more.

The AVMS President, Ifeoluwa Makinde Charity and the NAVMS Convention Planning and Mobilization Chairman, Hafiz Kolajo revealed the special mission of AVMS U.I at the convention . They noted that they are willing to propose the bringing of the NAVMS National Secretariat to University of Ibadan which implies that the University of Ibadan will be the headquarter of all Nigerian Veterinary Students and will host the annual convention for the year  2019. We wish them safe arrival back to the campus on the 8^th of July, 2018.

BIOCHEMISTRY LECTURER LOSES TEMPER ON DVM1 STUDENTS.

Just as recently as last week, a Biochemistry lecturer was reported to have lost his temper on the incoming DVM1 students, for claiming vehemently to another Biochemistry lecturer that they were not taught a particular topic. This other Biochemistry lecturer had been astonished to the point of going to confirm from his other colleague, and then, this had led to an entire fiasco.

Even after the scene, the students vehemently continued to state that they had not been taught the topic, and even certain DVM2 students were prone to agree with them after comparing the syllabus of what the biochemistry lecturer had taught them with those of their junior colleagues.

HOW DO VETERINARY STUDENTS SURVIVE?

If the technology of the world is moving forward, Nigeria is probably still sightseeing and catching fun out of looking, I mean just looking. The academic environment is so much far behind at adopting technologies to ease the academia system and make lectures a marveling experience for students, the who’s that, ought to take the lead. We lack technological and technical thinking; the students are dumb to oppression and indifferent of the certainty. The academic community is trying its very best at building nonentities all in the name of respect and policies.

Great! Yes, great job is being done by the faculty to improve the studentship experience of the Veterinary Medicine Students of the First University in Nigeria. Improvements are geared towards a more conducive life for Veterinary Students and Lecturers. New set of horses, a new road tagged “Zad road” and the implementation and construction of inverter system to ensure continuity of lectures even when the power holding company decides to hold electric power or the work and maintenance of the institution decides to maintain or conserve the electric supply.

Little wonder that many electric sockets where made with the inverter system to ensure and encourage reading by students by avoiding black out and flat batteries in their gadgets. These are little of the many commendable and resourceful innovations of the faculty but to mention a few.

Nevertheless, wonders happen and wonders shall never end. An experience in a class made to realize that no one is a fountain of knowledge, we continue to draw. Lecturer having issues with the use of this beautiful innovation is a catastrophe. “I don’t want to see you with a phone in my class”, alright, yes fine and accepted but, “I don’t want to see any phones or gadgets at all, even those being charged”. Oh! I must confess how does this distract the student or perhaps, affect the lecturer or the lecture at large. But a student’s lament “we don’t have light in our hostels as we live off campus and we have to read with this gadgets” gave me brought me an aftermath astonishing shock by the reply of our lecturer ”is it a new thing not to have light or are you not in Nigeria. Remove everything even power banks and any gadget that it may”. It is overwhelming that myopic and oblivious decisions are not far-fetched today. So please, how do Veterinary Students survive?

IS THIS JUSTICE? AVMS P.R.O SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY.

IS THIS JUSTICE? AVMS P.R.O SUSPENDED INDEFINITELY.

A.V.M.S PRO, Adeleke Ayomide has been suspended by the senate indefinitely with allegations of disrespect to the senate council and gross misconduct. What exactly did he do? How did he disrespect the senate council? Just my thought anyways.

We  believe strongly that it is thorough injustice for him to have been suspended indefinitely, he however admitted that the entire senate members have been displeased with him for sometime  and this made them lash out at the last senate meeting in which somebody moved the motion for his suspension and it was seconded by the senate president and all the while, the AVMS president said nothing about the suspension, well none that we heard of ( no wonder most student claim his voice was louder when campaigning than when in office).

However, MrAdeleke Ayomide, feeling guilty and probably humble has written an apology letter to the council but we have not heard any reply from them yet. Indefinite suspension is a little too harsh if you ask me, however, we plead to the entire senate that the AVMS PRO be reinstated soon.

UPROAR IN DVM II OVER CUSTOMISED ATTENDANCE SHEET

It shouldn't lead to a noise but it sure led to one. At about 8:15am on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, the whole of the DVM 2 erupted into an heated argument when some senators of the class and the Class Representative in support of the Assistant Classrep mandated each member of the class to pay a certain amount (10 naira each) since the authorities were not supplying photocopies for the customized attendance sheets that all Veterinary Medical students were supposed to utilize for declaring their presence in class.

What was supposed to be a peaceful money collection went up in flames as some members of the class declared their dissatisfaction with the payment. Some felt that it was the duty of the class rep and assistant to continue to pay, as they had signed up for the job, even as far as suggesting that they were not cut up for the job if they didn't want to continue to fund it.

In a spurt of anger, the class rep declared that the senators in support of the movement stop collecting from the students. This led to the most of the class shouting at him and with the noise that followed, two lecturers had to come in to warn the students, and ironically, blamed the class rep for letting it happen under his watch.

You can be assured that this did not still end until the lecturer for the day walked in.

DVMIII CLASS REPRESENTATIVE TENDERS HIS RESIGNATION

The class representative of DVMIII, Abiodun Samuel Oluwaponmile revealed his wish to resign on Sunday, 1st July, 2018. This was made known by the letter of resignation he sent to the Whatsapp group page of the class.

He especially emphasized the fact that his resignation was not due to any personal reasons rather because the position of the class leadership is not anyone's inheritance, anyone can do it and can be given the opportunity to serve as the class head.

On the next day (2nd July, 2018), in an attempt to fill the leadership vacuum of the class, an election was conducted to choose the next individual that will assume the position of the class representative. This exercise then resulted in voting in of Adeogun Adewunmi as the new class representative of DVMIII.

Abiodun Oluwaponmile Samuel served the class for 3 years and 6 months.