Facts about Unilag Parents’ Forum- What we stand for!
1. INTRODUCTION
The attention of Unilag Parents’ Forum has been drawn to the malicious distortions and falsehood being peddled about our esteemed Association on different platforms. Unilag Parents’ Forum is therefore, constrained to do this advertorial to correct the erroneous impressions and falsehood with a view to putting facts in their correct perspectives and therefore setting the records straight.
2. HISTORY OF UNILAG PARENTS’ FORUM
Unilag Parents’ Forum was established by Management of the University in 1999.
The Association is duly registered under the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria(CAC). The Association has been running its affairs smoothly under different Executives over the years, which gave rise to the succession of this present Executives ably led by the current Chairman, Mr. Olayiwola, M. Aderemi.
3. OUR OBJECTIVES
The objectives of our noble Association are listed hereunder:
i.) Ensuring the welfare of all Students of the University of Lagos.
ii.) To mediate between Parents and the University Management.
iii.)To reward the academic efforts of the overall best graduating Student with a cash Prize/Award.
iv.) To pay particular attention to indigent Students and those with special needs from the funds of the Parents’ Forum after due assessment to verify authenticity of those concerned.
v.) To mediate as Peace makers between the students and the University Management during uprisings that could disrupt the peace and smooth running of academic activities within the University community.
vi.) Help to fast track the resolution of issues like that of missing results, transcripts request, and other cases as they may arise, by supplying the necessary information needed.
vii.) We have to our credit, previous and present cases that were successfully resolved, welfare interventions, hostel Interventions where the Parents’ Forum made a purchase of over 400 brand new mattresses as intervention to arrest a bed bug infestation outbreak.
viii.) To help discourage Students from getting into cultism practices and other related vices.
4. MEMBERSHIP/MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Membership of Unilag Parents’ Forum is VOLUNTARY,and not MANDATORY as contained in the publications by some individuals who failed to pressure or arm-twist the Executives to promote protests and fight the University Management over the just released upwards review of the obligatory charges about which they failed to understand, that, it is not peculiar to the University of Lagos
5. MEETING WITH THE UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT
Unilag Parents’ Forum requested for a meeting with the University Management when the reviewed Obligatory charges were released. Management obliged the Association,and on Thursday, August 10, 2023, Parents of Unilag Students attended the meeting with the Management,at the Senate Chamber.
In response to our plea regarding the reviewed Obligatory charges, Management offered parents the opportunity to pay Obligatory charges in three (3) instalments before the commencement of Second Semester registration, to cushion the effects arising from the upward review of the Obligatory charges.
We are therefore using this medium to appeal to all our esteemed Parents to remain calm and patient as we continue to explore all interpersonal contacts with the Management.
6. THE ASSOCIATION’S DUES OF FIVE THOUSAND NAIRA
Association’s dues of Five Thousand Naira is not compulsory or mandatory. The Five Thousand Naira Dues is paid by Parents who have voluntarily opted to be part of the Forum.
The dues are voluntarily paid by this Parents into the Association’s bank account
The distortions in some platforms that Parents are being forced to pay Five Thousand Naira is not only misleading, malicious,but wicked.
7. CONCLUSION
In the interest of the welfare of our students, peace on the campus and an unbroken Academic calendar which is the pride of Unilag and the envy of other Universities,once again, we urge all our Parents to be patient and calm as the Executives is on top of the issue.
Thank you.
Long Live UNILAG Parents’ Forum!
Long live UNILAG !
Long live Nigeria !
Signed:Mr. Olayiwola M. Aderemi
Chairman,UNILAG Parents’ Forum.
