The senate of the University of Ibadan has lifted the ban placed on students union activities two years after it was imposed .
The decision to lift the ban was reached at the Senate meeting of August 30 during which the Dean of Students , Prof. I. A . Abiona , made a passionate appeal to lift the ban to allow for the conduct of elections of the student body during the 2018 / 2019 session .
The senate of the institution had on May 30 , 2017 , suspended students ’ union activities until further notice following a protest over the delay in the issuance of digitised identity cards .
In the proposal to lift the suspension , Abiona stated that 140 persons were tried in connection with the protest by the students ’ disciplinary committee with some receiving sanctions while others were acquitted .
According to him, the Student Affairs Division will ensure that a purposeful leadership of students emerges by raising the bar of eligibility , organisation of pre – election workshop and post – election leadership retreat for winners .
Abiona noted that most of the former union leaders fingered in the protest had shown enough remorse and had indicated the desire to uphold the rules , regulations and cooperate with the University administration .
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