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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has
granted an order restraining Governor Ibikunle Amosun and the House of
Assembly from scrapping the Tai Solarin University of Education
(TASUED), Ijagun.
Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, who granted the order in a motion on notice filed by some students of the institution, restrained the governor, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, lawmakers and the National Universities Commission (NUC) to stop further action on the scrapping of TASUED, pending the determination of the suit.
“All actions on the merger of the 3rd (TASUED) and 5th (Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye) defendants be and are hereby suspended until the final determination of the Motion on Notice dated February 9, 2012,” the presiding judge added.
The court fixed hearing on the matter to March 27, 2012.
In the suit No. FHC/AB/CS/3/2012, the plaintiffs, including Adewunmi Michael Tosin, Olayemi Alaka Bose, Salaudeen Kazeem Olamilekan, Abiodun Sunday and Uthman Tajudeen Olusegun, filed the action on behalf of the student populace and Alumni of TASUED.
Joined as defendants/respondents are the governor, Attorney-General, TASUED, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), TASUED Branch, Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Tai Solarin College of Education, NUC and Ogun State House of Assembly.
A copy of the court order obtained by the Nigerian Compass yesterday indicated that the presiding judge granted some of the reliefs sought by the applicants, following a motion ex parte filed on their behalf by their counsel, A.A.Ogunba, on February 9, 2012.
The order was granted on February 15, 2012.
Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia also ordered that “the defendants shall attend court at the return date to show cause why the applicant prayers sought should not be granted.”
She declared: “That all actions on the merger of the 3rd and 5th defendant be and are hereby suspended until the final determination of the Motion on Notice dated February 9, 2012.
“That the Motion on Notice along with the Hearing Notice shall be served on the defendants within 14 days from date.”
Meanwhile, TASUED students yesterday urged the Federal Government to take over their institution within the scope of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and objectives of the Vision 20: 2020 in teachers’ education.
In a statement by the Students’ Union President, Comrade Abdulahi Oyekanmi, the students also berated Amosun for allegedly going ahead with plans to scrap the university, despite public outcry and court injunctions asking the state government to maintain status quo ante.
The students, who described the proposed scrapping of TASUED as “highly retrogressive,” appealed to well-meaning indigenes of the state and notable Nigerians to prevail on the state government to drop the idea of scrapping the university.
“In case it (government) has decided it can no longer cope, we are calling on the Federal Government to come and take over the Institution within the scope of Millennium Development Goals and objectives of the Vision 20: 2020 in teachers’ education,” they added.
The SUG President faulted claims by the state government that TASUED had lost focus, insisting that the varsity was ranking high among others nationwide.
His reads in part: “It is disheartening to note that despite public outcries against the government policy of scrapping Tai Solarin University of Education and the several court injunctions asking the government to maintain status quo ante, the government had concluded plans to present the University law to the House of Assembly today (yesterday) for repeal and amendment obviously to kick start its merger and scrapping policies. This, however, confirms the desperation of the government in the matter and a further attestation that the policy is malicious and not necessarily in the collective interest of the people of Ogun State.
“We have reached out to many prominent indigenes, traditional rulers, and party members to appease the Governor to shelve his merger plans but all to no avail. We have gone on air and through print media to debunk government’s propaganda about our university. They told the public we have lost focus, they said we are bankrupt and that they can no longer fund our programmes.
“But we continue to tell the whole world that all these are deliberate lies cooked up to enable the government have its way as nothing is wrong with our institution against all odds. We are not unaware of the need for sound, robust, relevant and stable higher education policy in the state.
“Rather than having policy somersault, the government should take a holistic look at the existing issues in the sector with a view to improve on the structure without politicizing the process. If truly funding is the main reason for the latest move by the government to scrap TASUED, we at different times advocated that the involvement of all stakeholders in funding must be considered and encouraged with the government playing its regulatory roles towards uplifting the quality of education at all levels in the state.
“Without mincing words, issue of merger at this time when the university is ranking high among others nationwide is highly retrogressive for this administration. We want to put on notes that part of the problems with Nigeria political structures and governance is the nature of incumbents not finding anything good in what their predecessors have done.
“This is the case about TASUED. The consequences of this on our educational system and advancement will be too grievous to bear. Even though there may be goals that need to be re-defined and strategies to be re-directed, fundamentally in our view, the establishment of Tai Solarin University of Education to people of the State is an enviable model and a step in the right direction. It is on records that management of its affairs since inception in 2005 had been very impressive, stable and functional when compared with other Institutions in the state.”
Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, who granted the order in a motion on notice filed by some students of the institution, restrained the governor, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, lawmakers and the National Universities Commission (NUC) to stop further action on the scrapping of TASUED, pending the determination of the suit.
“All actions on the merger of the 3rd (TASUED) and 5th (Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye) defendants be and are hereby suspended until the final determination of the Motion on Notice dated February 9, 2012,” the presiding judge added.
The court fixed hearing on the matter to March 27, 2012.
In the suit No. FHC/AB/CS/3/2012, the plaintiffs, including Adewunmi Michael Tosin, Olayemi Alaka Bose, Salaudeen Kazeem Olamilekan, Abiodun Sunday and Uthman Tajudeen Olusegun, filed the action on behalf of the student populace and Alumni of TASUED.
Joined as defendants/respondents are the governor, Attorney-General, TASUED, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), TASUED Branch, Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Tai Solarin College of Education, NUC and Ogun State House of Assembly.
A copy of the court order obtained by the Nigerian Compass yesterday indicated that the presiding judge granted some of the reliefs sought by the applicants, following a motion ex parte filed on their behalf by their counsel, A.A.Ogunba, on February 9, 2012.
The order was granted on February 15, 2012.
Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia also ordered that “the defendants shall attend court at the return date to show cause why the applicant prayers sought should not be granted.”
She declared: “That all actions on the merger of the 3rd and 5th defendant be and are hereby suspended until the final determination of the Motion on Notice dated February 9, 2012.
“That the Motion on Notice along with the Hearing Notice shall be served on the defendants within 14 days from date.”
Meanwhile, TASUED students yesterday urged the Federal Government to take over their institution within the scope of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and objectives of the Vision 20: 2020 in teachers’ education.
In a statement by the Students’ Union President, Comrade Abdulahi Oyekanmi, the students also berated Amosun for allegedly going ahead with plans to scrap the university, despite public outcry and court injunctions asking the state government to maintain status quo ante.
The students, who described the proposed scrapping of TASUED as “highly retrogressive,” appealed to well-meaning indigenes of the state and notable Nigerians to prevail on the state government to drop the idea of scrapping the university.
“In case it (government) has decided it can no longer cope, we are calling on the Federal Government to come and take over the Institution within the scope of Millennium Development Goals and objectives of the Vision 20: 2020 in teachers’ education,” they added.
The SUG President faulted claims by the state government that TASUED had lost focus, insisting that the varsity was ranking high among others nationwide.
His reads in part: “It is disheartening to note that despite public outcries against the government policy of scrapping Tai Solarin University of Education and the several court injunctions asking the government to maintain status quo ante, the government had concluded plans to present the University law to the House of Assembly today (yesterday) for repeal and amendment obviously to kick start its merger and scrapping policies. This, however, confirms the desperation of the government in the matter and a further attestation that the policy is malicious and not necessarily in the collective interest of the people of Ogun State.
“We have reached out to many prominent indigenes, traditional rulers, and party members to appease the Governor to shelve his merger plans but all to no avail. We have gone on air and through print media to debunk government’s propaganda about our university. They told the public we have lost focus, they said we are bankrupt and that they can no longer fund our programmes.
“But we continue to tell the whole world that all these are deliberate lies cooked up to enable the government have its way as nothing is wrong with our institution against all odds. We are not unaware of the need for sound, robust, relevant and stable higher education policy in the state.
“Rather than having policy somersault, the government should take a holistic look at the existing issues in the sector with a view to improve on the structure without politicizing the process. If truly funding is the main reason for the latest move by the government to scrap TASUED, we at different times advocated that the involvement of all stakeholders in funding must be considered and encouraged with the government playing its regulatory roles towards uplifting the quality of education at all levels in the state.
“Without mincing words, issue of merger at this time when the university is ranking high among others nationwide is highly retrogressive for this administration. We want to put on notes that part of the problems with Nigeria political structures and governance is the nature of incumbents not finding anything good in what their predecessors have done.
“This is the case about TASUED. The consequences of this on our educational system and advancement will be too grievous to bear. Even though there may be goals that need to be re-defined and strategies to be re-directed, fundamentally in our view, the establishment of Tai Solarin University of Education to people of the State is an enviable model and a step in the right direction. It is on records that management of its affairs since inception in 2005 had been very impressive, stable and functional when compared with other Institutions in the state.”
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