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Blessing Akeju has emerged president Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO) Ondo State`s Students Union Government (SUG) for 2017/2018 academic session , succeeding Temitayo Ayejuyo whose tenure ended last session. Blessing emerged victorious with 375 votes, beating three other contestants. However over 100 students from different departments were also elected into the Students’ Representative Council (SRC), the union’s legislative arm, being led by Oluwafemi Omogunwa – the Senate President. The rector, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo Ondo state Mr IDOWU OLOGUNAGBA, said the union leaders emerged under free and fair atmosphere, urging them to close ranks and work for the school’s progress. Ologunagba, while congratulating the union officials, urged them to put the welfare of students above personal gains. He charged them to be proactive and show patriotism in the discharge of their duties.

Staff of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, Ondo State,   are threatening to go on strike after being owed nine months salary. The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) said its members could no longer work under the present condition, asking state Governor ROTIMI AKEREDOLU to come to their rescue. ASUP Chairman Comrade RAFIU IJAWOYE in an interview with news men revealed that the academic staff members of the institution had been going to classrooms on empty stomachs and deploring   a June 28 memo issued by management,  apologising for the delay in the payment of June salaries. He also condemned a statement credited to the Governing Council Chairman, Mr Banji Alabi,  that all workers’ salaries had been paid up to May 2018. Ijawoye said the union would meet to discuss the next line of action if the school failed to pay them.