The Postgraduate students government University of Calabar, Calabar led by the three principal officers of the three arms of government, Comr Ofem Usani Joseph (Executive President ), Hon Elemi Slava(Senate President ) and Barr Doris Manyo (Chief Judge) carried out an informative movement to the office of the Chief Security Officer of the university to officially lay their complain about the attitude of the Bursar in the release of funds for the running of the government.
The President Comr Ofem Usani Joseph in his speech expressed his gratitude to the vice Chancellor which he adjudged to be very friendly to the union officials and approvals has been given to almost all applications made to him.
The president noted that the management has been in charge of the collection of the union dues for over three years. That for this three years, the budgets of the successive government have been below 5% performance due to lack of funds in the midst of dues paid by the students.
The president however lamented that prior to the convocation, they were issues that would have caused pandemonium which he intervened and settled between aggrieved officials with the Bursar promising to pay as soon as possible. During the lock down, the officials threatened to write to EFCC and ICPC over the refusal of the Bursar to give access to their entitlement which is the dues paid by the students but however, the president intervened that they don’t need to daint the image of the university.
According to sources, In another event, the postgraduates students wanted to protest before the VC election but another set of intervention was made. In all, the penchant of the president was to ensure that ample opportunity is given to the Bursar for a change of heart. However, the Bursar, has not changed her disposition to pay the monies. For example, the VC has made approvals for the union with ready PVs on the 18/2/2020 and 20/10/2020 and no funds have been released till date. “The home coming event and award night which is slated for 4th Dec, 2020 has not been attended to and yet, our monies are with the Bursar”, the President Lamented
“The Bursar complains that there is no money in the university yet we have paid dues for consecutive three years with poor funding of the last officials and this current government. We are not demanding for the management money, we are demanding for our dues which is our legitimate right.”
“In a budget of N17,157,000, only N5,200,000 have been released which was used mostly to fix the female hostel and male common lounge and payment of officials take off grants.”
“Even in the Bible,’ a work man deserves his wage. The members of the union are not paying dues to be used to run the university. It is to run the government. Why will their monies be misappropriated ?.” He added
“In a response made by the Bursar when the demand became intensed by the Executive President, she noted that if we want to carry out protest, she cannot stop us”
Therefore, the union officials in thier meeting with the CSO of the school have given the Bursar four (4) working days to pay all their entitlement as contained in the budget or begin their protest on the 18th of November, the president stated
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