‘Attend Congress on Saturday’ – Egbe Majeobaje Says

A group of concerned students, under the aegis of Egbe Majeobaje, spearheaded by members of the University of Ibadan Students Representative Council from different constituencies has announced their rejection of the indefinite postponement of the scheduled congress.
In the press statement released on Thursday, the students rejected the move by the executive council of the UISU to postpone the Congress scheduled for Saturday, 29th of June, 2024”.
The Congress which is one of the resolutions of the first ordinary sitting of the Students’ Representative Council was declared postponed through a release by the Student Union indefinitely stating “unforeseen circumstances” as the reason for the postponement.
The group which identified as “Ẹgbẹ́ Majeobaje” whose membership consisted of Hon. Babatimehin Peace, Hon. Obirija Somtochukwu, Hon. Nice Linus, Hon. Muhammed Okunola, Hon. Mojoyinola Okikiola, Hon. Olawale Olajide, Hon. Oloyede J Oluwadarasimi and Hon. Raheem Emmanuel reiterated that according to Article XIII, section 3 of the University of Ibadan Students’ Union Constitution, “the Students Representative Council has the power to summon a Congress by resolution—of which, resolution 2 of Agenda 4 of the resolutions of the First ordinary sitting of council sufficiently fulfils, adding that “according to Article XIII, section 1 of the constitution, in the absence of the President, Vice-President, and even the Speaker, the Congress reserves the power to elect one of its members to preside over it. We therefore reject the attempt to stall the Congress on the premise of the absence of the President and the Vice-President.”
“Egbe Majeobaje” through the press statement enjoined “the principal officers of the Union, and the Speaker, to refrain from absconding from the Congress, as their primary commitment is to the Students of the University of Ibadan and not any other frivolities.”
The league of students reiterated their commitment “to ensuring adequate representation of the members of the Students Union, and therefore consider it imperative that the Congress holds according to schedule.”
The group also appealed to the entire populace of students in the University of Ibadan to ensure they attend the Congress as scheduled for Saturday to discuss pressing and important issues of which the issue of School fee increase is paramount among others affecting the Student community.