STUDENT POLITICS: THE IMPLICATION FOR UNILAG

STUDENT POLITICS:THE IMPLICATION FOR UNILAG

Now that UNILAG is gradually returning to her age long political life, it is important to share some tips on campus politics, the cost and the benefit to student and the university community.

The programme of the school authorities is that departmental associations will be allowed first and gradually the STUDENT UNION UNION proper will then be allowed if the departmental associations are of good conduct.
While all efforts are now geared towards the resuscitation of the departmental associations, actually the election to various departmental bodies are underway with various types of parties and students emerging to contest for all the various post available within each faculty.
THE COST
The cost for setting up and running a viable student associations is always borne by the students who pay annual compulsory subscription to fund the organization, however the cost of conducting the election is always borne by the student affairs department in the office of the DSA, the cost of campaign and posters are always incurred by the party or candidate interested in contesting for any elective post within the faculty or any level he / she is contesting for.

THE BENEFIT
The resuscitation of student unionism in any university creates an avenue for students with political thought to display their talents and most importantly, it prepares the students for life after campus especially the aspect of social interactions and human resource management, that is why the product of UI AND OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY always stand out in any gathering they find themselves, the only exception as regards UNILAG is the number and frequency of social gatherings that takes place on a daily basis in UNILAG…..;probably that is the only single factor that enables a UNILAG student to fit into any kind of social gathering because that has been the kind of things they are exposed to on a daily basis, to them the swagger keeps moving, that is the swag is dynamic in nature and it is the responsibility of UNILAG to define any latest swag in Nigeria.

Obviously, student representatives are entitled to a monthly salary and other incentives apart from the respect attached to the post holder. Any student that is oppurtuned to represent his class or department or faculty has a better chance of getting employed ahead of others especially if that kind olf student is charismatic in nature,political parties are always on the look out for such exceptional students who can contribute to the advancement of their political objectives.

Holding a political post on campus prepares the student for future leadership roles

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