THE DUO OF THE PRESIDENT OF FATSSSA, OGELEKEME JONES SHOLA AND FINANCIAL SECRETARY, ADEFOWOPE ABIODUN TO RETURN NOTHING LESS THAN N100, 000 WITHDRAWN AND SPENT WITHOUT APPROVAL OR FACE SANCTIONS
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Gift Uzor
Current President of the Faculty of the Social Sciences Students’ Association (FATSSSA) University of Ibadan, Mr Jones Shola Ogelekeme together with the Financial Secretary of the same students’ association, Abiodun Adefowope have been directed by the legislative body of the association to refund nothing less than N100, 000 which was withdrawn and spent without following due process to the association’s account in not less than two weeks or face disciplinary actions from the FHR.
The duo who are both signatories to the FATSSSA account were confirmed to have withdrawn and spent over 198, 000 naira to organise the Freshers’ Welcome Party/Picnic that held last two weeks, whereas the Faculty House of Representatives had approved a total of N98,000 for the same event. This is in contravention to the provisions of the FATSSSA constitution in article 12, Section two, subsection two which states that all expenditure shall fall within the approved budget.
At the floor of the House the President, Mr Ogelekeme Jones even claimed to have spent more than N198, 000, with his reasons being to ensure the event was up to standard. It was also learned that the said money had been withdrawn already even before deliberations began on the budget at the floor of the house.
Reacting to the decision of the House, the President said he could provide a detailed account of how the money was spent and that he acted that way to ensure the programme held given that the programme was on Saturday and that deliberation on the budget was on Friday of the same week. However, Honourables present insisted he could have communicated these issues to the House before taking a unilateral decision that contravened the constitution.
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Gift Uzor
Current President of the Faculty of the Social Sciences Students’ Association (FATSSSA) University of Ibadan, Mr Jones Shola Ogelekeme together with the Financial Secretary of the same students’ association, Abiodun Adefowope have been directed by the legislative body of the association to refund nothing less than N100, 000 which was withdrawn and spent without following due process to the association’s account in not less than two weeks or face disciplinary actions from the FHR.
The duo who are both signatories to the FATSSSA account were confirmed to have withdrawn and spent over 198, 000 naira to organise the Freshers’ Welcome Party/Picnic that held last two weeks, whereas the Faculty House of Representatives had approved a total of N98,000 for the same event. This is in contravention to the provisions of the FATSSSA constitution in article 12, Section two, subsection two which states that all expenditure shall fall within the approved budget.
At the floor of the House the President, Mr Ogelekeme Jones even claimed to have spent more than N198, 000, with his reasons being to ensure the event was up to standard. It was also learned that the said money had been withdrawn already even before deliberations began on the budget at the floor of the house.
Reacting to the decision of the House, the President said he could provide a detailed account of how the money was spent and that he acted that way to ensure the programme held given that the programme was on Saturday and that deliberation on the budget was on Friday of the same week. However, Honourables present insisted he could have communicated these issues to the House before taking a unilateral decision that contravened the constitution.
©FATSSSA PRESS
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