My OAU Comrades, 1.8M Naira for Calls?

My OAU Comrades, 1.8M Naira for Calls? - Ajongbolo Ajos

By Ajongbolo Ajos Oluwagbenga

We look(ed) up to you. We adore(d) you. Some of us stylishly envied/envy you. I'm still jealous of you till date. Why didn't I school in that great citadel of learning!! Start a topic on unionism and where activists are bred, the expansive and serene environment of the Obafemi Awolowo University comes up. If I tried mentioning names and bigwigs in activism and decision-making in our polity today, I would have to create many articles to contain them. My former boss told me "University of Ife" was a home to every conscious student. You know your left to right, your wants and needs, when to ask and most importantly, when to turn back after being pushed to the wall. Even the recent "OAU" comrades fought oppression to a standstill, some losing their precious lives and school years to the cause. What then has OAU unionism and unionists turned to?

1.8million naira for phone calls by the union leaders? What happened to Closed User Group(CUG) which many organisations have turned to minimize cost? I bet they CANNOT spend up to 20k per month. They even budgeted hundreds of thousands of Naira for transport, feeding and accomodation allowances. That is more heart-breaking!!

I would have disregarded the story and taken it lightly until the union leaders "spoke". They said they haven't submitted the budget to the house yet. So it's true anyways! They didn't rebuff the claim, neither did they reject or refute the allegations. They only accused Aregbesola of fanning the ember of discord amongst my OAU brothers because of their involvement in the "AREGBESOLA MUST PAY" rally in Osogbo. Who authored and doctored the budget then? Did they write #18,000 and some Ife spirits changed it overnight and leaked it to the bloggers?

These comrades should work for a new and revitalized OAU with more presence and activeness in reasonable protests and not some rallies sponsored by the Ife-dominated politician chieftains. Your students' hostels need more attention, please!!

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