The Students’ Union President, University Of Ilorin, Mr Faji Tobiloba has been suspended from office by the legislative arm (Senate Council) of the union.
The council accused Mr. Faji of breaching the provision of the union’s compendium, unlawful collection of funds and also to have committed a lot of offences within his stay as the President of the Union in the institution.
The letter of irregularities from the office of the Student Union President was submitted by the financial secretary and was read loud by the Senate Clerk.
Just as this is being said, the council is yet to finalize it’s decision, Mr Faji walked out from the floor of the house which is said to be described as the “Gross Misconduct” from his position.
The motion for the suspension of the president was deliberated by 41 members of the Students Senate Council at their emergency sitting on Saturday at the LT 2 along the Faculty Of Engineering in the University premises.
The council is expected to also resolved to forward it sitting resolution to the university management which maybe containing or stating Mr. Faji’s offence.
The suspension of the SU president is for 60 school working days.
The council also deliberated on the use of his personnel social media accounts/pages to pass information about the union and dissemination of information to students. They claimed that the office of the Students Union Public Relations Officer is designated for dissemination of information and every information are to channeled via the union social media accounts not an individual. But the no decision was made on this.
The sitting had in attendance 41 Senators, with 23 of them voting for the suspension of the union president while some of the Senators abstained from voting.
The Senate Council further conferred all powers, responsibilities and leadership role of the SU president, Mr Faji unto his Deputy, Mrs Arinola ( the vice president PS ) for the period of time during his suspension.
LEGITSCHOOLGIST gathered that Some Aggrieved senators were noticed gruming silently, the Senate President then said anyone who feels uncontented should ahead to court. (The student Union tribunal).