Oluwapelumi Oladipo
Following the announcement of shuttle assessment by the student union government (SUG) of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko under the leadership of Ogunsanmi Kolade popularly known as "Multiple", the union, shuttle drivers, and others have shared their opinion regarding the abrupt move that has drastically remade a new light in AAUA.
The information was disseminated to all the AAUITES on the 25th of October, 2021 by the welfare director, Modupe Mojisola Faith, after a meeting held with the school management and shuttle driver's chairman at the institution senate building.
According to him, "Having done proper scrutiny as regards the shuttle bus and some other mediums used in conveying students to their various destinations on campus, the office of the welfare director in conjunction with the office of the president has concluded that henceforth there shall be only one passenger at the front seat of both shuttle buses and tricycle to help enhance comfortability and ease our stay on campus."
She further noted that the office of the welfare director is working towards bringing more shuttles on campus to relieve students from struggling to get shuttle buses.
Modupe also added that the office of the welfare director is making a conscious effort in making students stay on campus stress-free.
Speaking with ECHO media during an interview is the students union general secretary, Comrade Adeyefa Tolulope(Elite) pointed out that the arrangement was initiated by the SUG to stifle student agitation over shuttle difficulty in the campus.
"When we came on board, the agitation we met was that the buses and the tricycles are always jam-parked and students get clasped to themselves. so, for the fact that students pay the sum of #50, the union felt that they should be more comfortable."
However, he affirmed that after considering the agitation, the student union body came up with the decision of changing the sitting arrangement to nine passengers per shuttle instead of ten while four passengers per tricycle instead of five.
More so, He asserted that the order has been given and it stands has been executed for the comfortability of students.
He said, "On this note, the student union is enmeshed with the challenges as students decried the arrangement to be seven passengers per shuttle and three per tricycle which cannot be realistic as its stands."
"The challenges we are facing presently is that students want a reduction in the arrangement of the buses, they want the sittings to be seven for buses and three for tricycles but I don’t think this particular arrangement can work, for now, the reason being that the shuttles on campus are not enough to cover the population of student on campus.
"Hence, the effort has been made by the student union to provide more shuttle buses by collaborating with private owners to ease the issue of transportation on campus."
While reacting, the campus drivers under the supervision of Mr. Bintinlaye greeted the arrangement and embraced the order as dished out by the student representative as it will aid the convenience for both the student and the driver.
In his comment, Mr. Adura said the only problem surfacing was the shortage of shuttle in the morning as students would have to struggle with the little available to meet up with the class.
"The pack is always jam-packed with students every morning and for them to meet up for lectures the chairman might ask them(driver) to convey ten passengers if they are rushing and everything will fall into normality immediately the haste for the shuttle is bleak."
Corroborating, Mr. Rotimi disproves that bringing in a private shuttle will not make a better chance as an acceptable arrangement has been made and it has been abided by.
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