Students Union Group Gives Gov Fayemi Seven Days To Fulfil Agreement

By Ayodele Oni

The  Federation Of Ekiti State Students’ Union, (FESSU) is set for a showdown with Ekiti state Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi over some unfulfilled promises by his administration.

National House Of Senate (HOS) of FESSU comprising assembly of all chapter presidents has written to Governor Fayemi and gave him seven days autimatum to meet some of the agreements reached with the students.

In the letter, signed by National Senate President, Oluwatosin Jeje, and Clerk of the House, Felix Fagbuaro, the students’ leaders informed that “The Federation of Ekiti State Students’ Union (FESSU) is a body saddled with the responsibility of all Ekiti State indigenous students’ welfare in all tertiary institutions across the country and beyond.

“Sir, it is pathetic and seriously embarrassing that Ekiti State, which should be an emblem of good academic disposition and proper representation of her students, has lost its face in the community of indigenous students in Nigeria under your government.

“The office of the Special Assistant on Youth and Students Matters to your office has become ineffective and impotent.

“For it is most honorable to speak when silence is no more golden and epicurean, we realized that the Ekiti State government lack fulfillment of promises to the students’ community and their association under your watch.

“Referring Your Excellency to 27th July 2021 at Ekiti State Governor’s Office, the students’ leadership met with you, after proper consultation and deliberation, some promises were made by the state government before the FESSU National Leadership, but none of those promises has been fulfilled till date.

“The list of promises made by Your Excellency, the Executive Governor of Ekiti State are as follows: Bursary and scholarship for Ekiti State indigenous students in all tertiary institutions nationwide as promised by the State Governor.

“Provision of Permanent Secretariat for the union (FESSU); provision of mobility for the union; provision of incentive for the smooth running of the union; empowerment and employment of youth in Ekiti State.

“These requests have been an everyday chorus to your government, which when we had the opportunity of meeting you, it was our primary discussion and the government made the promise to attend to it.

“We met with the Special Assistance on Youth and Students Matters, Mr. Moses Ademiloye who later affirmed that the bursary and scholarship which is the major benefit of all Ekiti State students under your government, has been approved and would be paid last year and other sacred requests of the union would be attended to latest on the 11th month of 2021.

“This statement seemed to be fake or we should call it empty promises and we believe that it is high time we get tired of empty promises.

“We, therefore, deem it fit and appropriate to write the office of Your Excellency and await a response before we consider our next course of action in respect of the Ekiti State Students and Youth welfare.

“We hereby demand for immediate response to our request from the office of Your Excellency within seven working days and we are also compelled to notify you of our resolution to hit the street of Ekiti State capital, Ado Ekiti, peacefully and exercise our civic right to meet our agitation for all our demands for all indigenous students across the federation in various higher institutions.”