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Femi Esan
The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Sunday Abayomi Fasina, today left an indelible mark that time will never erase on the memories of FUOYE students, as he launched the FOUYE Students' Union Building foundation.
The launching ceremony is coming barely five days to his hundred days in office.
Recall that Prof. Fasina was inaugurated alongside the FUOYESU executives in February, 2021.
In his opening remark, the FUOYESU president, Comrade Alabi Johnson Sunday, popularly known as "Rexpect", applauded the VC for his continuous support for the union, adding that his quick response to students plights are highly commendable.
While presenting the VC's scorecards within the space of three months, Comrade Alabi said that "I'm glad to say that within the space of three months in office, with the support of our loving VC, the university WiFi has been resuscitated. I can't but mention the efforts made towards the provision of streetlights on campus, swift process and upload of students' results, purchase of new union vehicle to aid mobility, provision of road signs and speed breakers to curb road accident, approval of a tentative secretariat for the union, and procurement of mechanized machines to aid Agriculture students' practical activities."
Speaking further, the union president reminded the VC of the union expectations from his administration, even before the expiration of the current FUOYESU executives' tenure.
"It will be a high level of disservice if I fail to remind our indefatigable and proactive VC some of our expectations from his administration. Mr. Vice-Chancellor sir, it's our desire that you see to the completion of our students' union building, help employ our students at the university ventures, expand the university entrepreneurship skills programme base, implement 20% reduction in hostel fee, timely transcript process, and ensure autonomy of our students' associations", he requested.
He concluded by saying that the VC should "ensure that all students' associations use the entirety of their generated dues for the welfare of their students, and the university management should make funds available to faculty and departmental managements so as to reduce partial reliance on the funds generated by students."
Responding, Prof. Fasina expressed delight in the new FUOYESU executives, while commending their efforts and selfless service to the students' populace and the university at large.
He assures the students' union of further synergy and collaboration, towards the realization of his vision and agenda of a better FUOYE.
"I've made up my mind that during my tenure as the Vice-Chancellor, I want to make sure that I lay a very good legacy by ensuring that you have a biffiting students' union building. I will not only be part of the foundation laying, but I will also contribute something tangible to the development and completion of the building. My prayer is that in the next few months, probably before Alabi leaves office, we should be able to complete this project", Fasina noted.
The VC added that the university is partnering with some cooperatives who are interested in running transportation systems as a business venture with the university, to put an end to the aching transportation system in the institution.
"We've started working earnestly on the provision of sound system. Every class should have a good sound system and even projector to enable online lectures. I will also support and donate for the VC's cup. I've told all contractors in our institution to engage most especially indegent students to create an avenue for work and study scheme. We're also rebranding our entrepreneurship scheme as a unit, ensuring quick result and transcript processing, give money to faculties and departments to reduce their reliance on students' association' dues", he said.
He ended his remark by saying that "I have no interest in making life difficult for students. That's why I have never thought of increasing any fee. We're not here to loot any money. Rather, we will find more opportunities to get money for the running of the university. That is why we're introducing some top-up, part-time, affiliate, and sandwich programmes."
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