Aremo David

Good morning, Mr. President. Last semester, Her Excellency, the First Lady (an alumna of Obafemi Awolowo University), generously donated CNG buses and tricycles to the university free of charge. This intervention was widely welcomed and significantly changed our campus transportation system. The traditional “town-igboro” buses and commercial bikes were phased out in favour of the new CNG fleet. While the donation was a positive step, the transition initially slowed movement on campus. Students protested the inconvenience, but the only outcome was a three-week break. The company awarded the contract to manage the CNG buses — Guesstimate (owned and managed by Mr. Mutiu Okunola) — has since begun exploiting students. • The original fare was one ticket (₦100) from the gate to the bus stop. • Mr. Mutiu later doubled it to two tickets, making it more expensive than what we previously paid the old transport operators. • He is now pushing to increase it further to three tickets for the bus-stop to Road 7 route. The Students’ Union held a meeting with him to address these concerns. He walked out violently in the middle of the discussions. His approach has become increasingly high-handed and dictatorial. @iambabtee, please look into this matter and intervene on behalf of the students. What began as a well-intentioned donation to ease transportation costs is now being turned into a tool for exploitation. We kindly request your urgent attention and intervention. Thank you.