71 indigent students get UI union N1.5m bursary
The University of Ibadan Students’ Union has awarded N1.5m to 71 indigent students.
The bursary scheme disbursement event, following a two-phase selection process, was held at First Bank Building, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan.
The event attracted the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academics, Professor Aderonke Mojisola Baiyeroju, and the Dean of Students, Professor I. A Abiona as well as the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde on Students Affairs, Mr Victor Olojede.
We understand that a good number of students are struggling with paying their fees. As a responsible union, we saw the need to go out and reach out to people to get some level of support for students.
Tobiloba noted that the 71 beneficiaries were selected as a result of the Union’s leadership commitment to ensuring that no student losses his or her studentship because of the economic constraints in the country.
The first process of interview, for the first week, we had 26, but of course, we tried to look at the statistics of students who had 25 and we saw how wide it was, so we just considered the people with 26 and above and we ensured that thorough ethics were looked into.
Ethics such as composure and of course we considered the grades of every students as well as, background checks and stories of reasons why they were unable to pay. We were not just ready to hear their stories and get emotional, we did our thorough background check to ensure that students who are beneficiaries of this bursary are actually the right set of individuals.
