Here is a reply to the Senate council of the University of Lagos from Hon. Com Emmanuel Afolabi aka Afoo following his 2 semester rustication.

_“We have come too far, struggled too hard,
sacrificed too much and have so much left to do, to
allow that which we have achieved for the good of all
to be swept away without a fight. And we have not
forgotten how to fight.”_ – Lane Kirkland.
The management of our dear University of First
Choice – the enviable University of Lagos (UNILAG)
has made it obvious to us that they do not see
protest as a right; they have decided to rusticate
student leaders (including me) who led the University
of Lagos Students’ Union (ULSU) protest of 6th, 7th
and 8th April 2016, giving between 2 and 4
semesters rustication.
As if the suspension of our Union is not enough, they
invited us to a disciplinary panel and have now taken
their decision. *They have shown us that they are
anti-students, they have told us that they do not care
about our welfare on campus, they have allowed ego
to overshadow logical reasoning; their actions have
exposed their weaknesses.*
The Senate of our University have committed an
error by their decision to rusticate me (and some
other Union leaders) when the matter is pending
before the Court of Law – their action can be
interpreted to be a contempt of Court. Some of us
saw this coming, because we know how they operate.
*I have formally appealed against my rustication in a
letter to the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council
of the University. I won’t stop there; the Honourable
Minister of Education and the two Chambers of the
National Assembly will soon receive petitions against
the UNILAG management from me pending the time
the Court will deliver judgment on the matter, the
petitions will be supported by every necessary
document.* I will explore every means to fight this
injustice.
Let me use this medium to inform you all that I
remain strong, in fact, I am stronger; I am not the
kind of leader that will dive into the Ocean and later
complain of cold – this is just a phase that will soon
pass. *I am also very positive that I won’t spend a day
longer than expected in this school; I will graduate at
the appropriate time and we will be vindicated by the
Grace of God.*
This post will not be complete without my
appreciation to all those who have shown concern
through calls, messages and other means, I am
grateful. To those who have shown no concern too, I
appreciate you. Thank you all very much.
I must also appreciate my Family, especially my
wonderful siblings who understand me and respect
my decisions at all times, you all are the best.
_“If a man hasn’t discovered something that he would
die for, he isn’t fit to live.”_ – Martin Luther King Jnr.
Yours,
#AFOO

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