{"id":117416,"date":"2024-04-30T10:06:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T09:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/uniben-suspends-sug-over-attack-on-edo-lp-guber-candidate-akpata"},"modified":"2024-04-30T12:27:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T11:27:02","slug":"uniben-suspends-sug-over-attack-on-edo-lp-guber-candidate-akpata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/uniben-suspends-sug-over-attack-on-edo-lp-guber-candidate-akpata","title":{"rendered":"UNIBEN suspends SUG over attack on Edo LP guber candidate Akpata"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Following the violent attack on Barrister Olumide Akpata, the Labour Party candidate for the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State, the management of University of Benin, UNIBEN, has suspended the students\u2019 union government of the institution indefinitely.<\/p>\n

Akpata was attacked by suspected political thugs at the university\u2019s senior staff club on April 12, 2024.<\/p>\n

It was gathered that the Labour Party\u2019s governorship candidate was invited by the university\u2019s senior staff club for an interactive session.<\/p>\n

In the incident, the students\u2019 union president was said to have led some of the students to invade the venue of the event.<\/p>\n

It was learnt that the students allegedly demanded a halt of the event, claiming that they (students\u2019 union) were not duly informed of the event.<\/p>\n

The students were said to have behaved unruly at the event and in the process, rough-handled many of the staff, including a member of the Academic Staff of the Universities, ASUU, who was reportedly beaten to a pulp and eventually rushed to a hospital.<\/p>\n

Following the incident, the management of the university set up a panel to investigate the incident with a view to unraveling the crux of the issue.<\/p>\n

At the end of the investigation, the University\u2019s Registrar, A.A. Bobola, announced the indefinite suspension of the students\u2019 union in a statement on Monday April 29, 2024.<\/p>\n

The statement reads:<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter due consideration of the report by the Management, the Vice Chancellor has approved the suspension of the University\u2019s Students Union.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe suspension which is indefinite, takes immediate effect, that is, from today, Monday 29th April, 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccordingly, all officers of the Students\u2019 Union are to handover all properties of the Union in their possession to the Dean, Students\u2019 Affairs not later 4.00 pm on Tuesday 30 April, 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the interim, a caretaker committee composed of representatives of faculties, schools and institutes has been approved to coordinate students\u2019 activities during the period of suspension.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe above directive of the Vice Chancellor is hereby communicated for the attention of the University community and compliance of the erstwhile union officers as appropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Following the violent attack on Barrister Olumide Akpata, the Labour Party candidate for the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State, the management of University of Benin, UNIBEN, has suspended the students\u2019 union government of the institution indefinitely. 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