This evening (24 July) at about 10.00pm,
Malabites were found shouting and chanting…….”We no go gree oh, we no go gree”!
MalaborWatch found out that the
reason for the chanting was to register their displeasure with the University
management who decided to allocate the tear rubber thoroughly renovated hall5
to the Medical Students (Medicine & Surgery Specifically).
It could be recalled that since the
August 26/27, 2011 incidence (RIOT) that took place in The great republic of
malabor, Students have not been allowed to reside in the hall because of the
level of renovation that was being carried out, (the renovation took almost
three years).
As we speak to you now, the hostel is
as good as new with tiles in the toilet and bathrooms, ceiling fan, Reading
table and chair for each room and a well redefined quadrangle with more ropes
for students to dry their clothes.
Now, malabites are angry that since
the beginning of the semester which started on the 16th of may for
freshers till now, students who applied for accommodation either through
balloting or staff request have not seen their names pasted except for medical
students which their accommodation list was released about two weeks ago.
Today, medical students were found
clearing their allocated spaces in hall 5 and moving their luggage. Malabites began to ask themselves questions like, why the perceived injustice and the preferential
treatment on the medical students seeing that the Hostel in moore road is
specially for Medical students, the Hostel in Calabar Road is specially for
Medical students, they also have Hall 2 and hall 2 Anex. Even though hall 2 is
undergoing thorough renovation, "that is not enough reason to allocate Hall 5 to
only Medical students", they said.
For the past two sessions, malabites
have been managing the very limited accommodation that is available in the
hostel, a development that has caused some malabites who can afford the very
high cost of living off-campus to leave the hostel while those who do not have
what it takes to live off campus resort to squatting thereby increasing the
number of students who reside in a single room.
The Students Union Government
President, Comr. Bassey Eka immediately alerted the necessary quarters as he
tried to handle the situation the way he could. While he was still addressing
the students who were gathered in front of hall 4, The O.C Surveillance came
and was given the opportunity to address the students, he tried to explain why
the medical students were allocated to Hall 5, The rains that fell about three
weeks ago blew off the roof of hall 2 causing serious damage to the very
expensive materials which they usually purchase to aid their study and also
that Hall2 is currently undergoing thorough renovation. He pleaded that the
students should not take laws into their hands and assured them that the
displeasure has been registered with the school management
MalaborWatch can say emphatically that
the Vice Chancellor of the Institution is a father who has the interest of
Malabites and Malabresses at heart. The issue in contention shall be resolved
as soon as possible.
We Urge all Malabites to remain law
abiding as we are well known for REASONABLE ACTIONS. Be your brother’s keeper
& remain law abiding citizens of this great armless battalion’s republic.
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