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STUDENTS RIGHT MATTER; UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION Malala Yousafzai once said “When the world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful” . Greetings to everyone who makes time to read my well structured thoughts on the current happenings in the SRC of our beloved institution. Student advocates have grown weary over the friction that goes on at the top there lamenting the fact that we at the bosom of the food chain suffers most. I’ve always been a fan of them person who coined the term “The Masses Matter!” Indeed the masses matter and the rights of the average student matters and should matter to those in power. They should reminisce that the average student placed them where they are and that true power belongs to the people. Recent developments have proved beyond reasonable doubt that our leaders have succumbed to pressure from above, or if that’s not the case then they don’t think about the masses. Personal interest have eroded their young beautiful minds. Student leadership is

Ninnette Bediako The Students’ Representative Council for some time now has adopted a dime a dozen attitude in deciding the fate of the students’ body, with abruptness and illegitimacy which does not address the core needs of the students populace. On 3rd July, 2020, a notice of an Executive Instrument/Act of the SRC surfaced on various social media platforms, WhatsApp notably, claiming to address ‘’right’’ measures in ensuring smooth democratic administration and continuity of the tenure of office of the SRC due to the COVID’19 pandemic. This hasty decision of the SRC to create an interim committee, has led to quite a lot of reactions and responses from diverse angles, identifying conflicting provisions of the supposed Executive Instrument/Act and the 2011 SRC Constitution As Amended. Amidst this controversy, I attempt to mention the issues and the porous impacts this notice by the SRC will have on the students body, as well as stakeholders and a proposed measure to address th