RSUST Gets New SUG President

The students union Government of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt now has acting president. She is Comr. Faith Nnaa Barigboto, is a 400 level student of Medical Laboratory Science in Faculty of Sciences. This is coming few hours after the indefinite suspension of the former President, Comr. WealthGospel over gross misconduct and financial impropriety. Until her recent appointment, Comr. Faith was the Vice President of the Student Union Government (SUG). She was equally the Vice President of the Faculty of Science in the last academic session.

Meanwhile, the acting Vice Chancellor of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, Prof. Blessing Chimezie Didia has Okayed the appointment of Comr. Faith Nnaa Barigbote as the acting President of the Student Union Government. Prof. Didia stated this today in his office while addressing some students under the aegis of Concerned Students of RSUST who led a protest to his office where they submitted a copy of a petition written against the suspended Sug President, Wealth Gospel.

 He informed that he loved  the suspended SUG president  like a son , given his position as leader of the students community in the university  and as such he mediated and intervened in various issues  pertaining the SUG leadership. He however maintained that the current decision by the university management was taken in-order to protect the students of the university. In his own words “We have been very tolerant with the  suspended SUG President, but we noticed that things only got worse, we found out that the person who was suppose to assist us in protecting the students was doing other wise and that was how we came to this resolution ”. He further promised to support the new Nnaa faith led SUG to enable them succeed.

On his acceptance speech, the acting president, Nnaa Faith Barigbote promised work for the interest of the students while promising to carry everyone along.

Also speaking, the Dean of Students Affairs in the University, Prof. Zeb Isaac Obipi said, the suspension of the SUG President would have been impeached long time ago had it not been for the tolerance of the vice chancellor who has been a father to the Students Union Government.

 Prof. Zeb equally noted that the current action was in line with Constitution of the Students Union Government and it was taken in the best interest of the students community while assuring that with the new leadership in place, all issues that threatened the peaceful co-existence of the Students Union in the University and the general welfare of the student atlarge shall soon be a thing of the past.

The event was attended by both members of the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) the student’s community.