The leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students, Joint Campus Council, Oyo State Axis has called the executive governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde to urgently redeem its promise to its association.
This is contained in a letter jointly signed by its State chairman, Ridwan Ademola Adegoke and secretary, Tiamiyu Ibrahim Olayinka on Monday.
The Association noted greater achievement of the present led administration in the state, particularly in the educational sector, which has led to the transformation of the Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo and the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Iseyin Campus.
” We are writing on behalf of the Oyo State student body to convey our heartfelt appreciation for your unwavering commitment to the advancement of education and the development of our state’s educational institutions.
“Under your astute leadership, we have borne witness to remarkable progress in the enhancement of our education system, particularly the noteworthy transformation of Emmanuel Alayande College of Education into a university and also the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Iseyin Campus, your dedication to delivering top-tier education in Oyo State is both commendable and deeply appreciated.”, NANS said.
Meanwhile, the Oyo NANS maintained that despite the good delivery of governor Makinde, there are still yet fulfilment of four promised agenda to its body including continuous inclusive decision making, fulfilment of commitments, appointment of special assistant on students to the governor, and campus maintennance.
“Continuous Inclusive Decision-Making: We enjoyed having representation in the SAfER Sub-committee, which we highly appreciate. We, however, implore Your Excellency to engage students actively in the decision-making process, particularly in matters directly impacting the student community.”
. “Fulfillment of Commitments: Your Excellency pledged to provide buses for the student body, a commitment that has yet to be realized. We kindly beseech Your Excellency to expedite the fulfillment of this overdue promise, recognizing the pivotal role transportation plays in the lives and education of many students. Furthermore, we implore you to include the student constituency as a first-hand beneficiary of the ongoing food distribution in the state, which is an effort to cushion the removal of fuel subsidy in the country, we need it the most as a student, as well as payment of Bursary and Scholarships”
“Appointment of Special Assistant to the Governor on Student Affairs: The vacancy in the Office of the Special Assistant to the Governor on Student Affairs has persisted for months. We respectfully urge Your Excellency to prioritize this appointment as it is long overdue to us as a community. We are confident this office will bring our constituency closer to you, as we experienced with Omituntun 0.1.”
“Campus Maintenance: We implore Your Excellency to give attention to infrastructures in our various campuses. We recognize the fact that TETFUND and ETF are still working on new buildings in some campuses, there is still an urgent need to give proper maintenance to the available facilities, as one of the factors that affect positive learning is a good and favorably learning environment”
While NANS reposes its confidence in Governor Makinde’s greater governmental performance, urged the governor to further earmark improved funding into the state education, pledging its unalloyed support and unity.
