RE: SCHOOL FEES INCREMENT AND PARTNERSHIP THAT WORKS
The ultimate goal of leadership is responsibility. As a Union, we appreciate the unadulterated trust and unmatched support of all Unilorites. Today, we are much more convinced that our resolve to attain excellence is a collective struggle for no one to abandon.
The recent development with respect to adjustment in school charges was indeed a major challenge with attendant consequences on the ability and capacity of our administration in delivering the given mandate. Categorically, it is a litmus test that would go on to determine the dynamics of our administration.
However, Modern Unilorites, today's realities requires that we keenly evaluate the aftermath of the Federal Government's poor funding of institutions and, the drastic effect of the unending high inflation rate bedevilling the nation; a reflection on this metrics and parameter that contributed to the school charges increment guided our interactions so far.
In the last 24 Hours, we've worked round the clock in engaging all critical stakeholders both on the student arm and the management, and we've discovered a number of realities. The last 24-hours have been crucial given the nature of our engagements. We appreciate the Student Affairs Unit for the role well played. We are not unaware that our University is charging the least and, possibly, the most affordable federal institution of learning in today's Nigeria but we're particular about the learning outcomes and deliverables. To this end, in calming the storm and ensuring compliance, we urge the Modern Unilorites to continue with the high level cooperation with the administration while we would facilitate a Monitoring Committee to ensure promises are fulfilled, and improved welfare conditions of all with a view to obtaining value for money paid.
We won't relent in our engagements with the University management as we are determined to bring this to a logical conclusion.
Since government is a continuum, it is important to underscore that explanations provided thus far are pointers to the exigency of the present development. Indeed, the immediate past leadership of the Union must be appreciated for quality representation and engagement with the administration when it was muted and, the resolutions which culminated into present development were clearly linked to the metrics and undeniable financial downtime yet, our demands for quality service delivery.
We are relentless in our efforts in weathering the storm but we must emphasize the need for Unilorites to remain calm, law abiding and to trust the process.
Of a truth, we have come to a point in our journey where the partnership for the best in the interest of the system must work.
We shall keep you posted after another round of engagement this morning.
Accept the assurance of our best regards.