It’s the beginning of a new session, the 2021/2022 session and it’s a session rife with lots of promises and hopes. Although it is the fundamental role of the press to serve as watchdog, holding Law Students’ Society (LSS) political offices holders accountable to their promises is Law Students pre-occupation.
To make that easy for you, the Law Press Organization summarizes highlights the major promises made by the elected LSS executives during their campaigns.
OLUWAMIDUN ADEBIYI – PRESIDENT’S MANIFESTO
The LSS president, Oluwamidun Adebiyi promise touched on career fair, seminars, equipment of books and law reports in the law library, an official website for the Law Students’ Society. In his career fair plan, he promises to organize it in such a way that Human resources teams “can come around to hire students on either full-time or part-time basis”, and also offer internship opportunities. With regards to timeline, he stated the career fair is projected to hold between the second to fifth week in the second semester.
With regards to seminar, the promise was that issues like Risk Management and Financial Literacy, Reviewing CVs, etc. would be addressed. He further stated that there will be a creation of a website which will be for the purpose of increasing visibility for law students, the LSS, and even the faculty, which he equally projected to achieve in third to fifth week of the first semester. He also promises to get sponsors for the funding of competitions in the faculty.
BLESSING ADEKUNJO – VICE PPRESIDENT’S MANIFESTO
The LSS Vice president, Blessing Adekunjo in her manifesto, promised to set up a welfare committee in collaboration with the Social secretary in a bid to effectively provide welfare plans for law students. The Vice president promised to ensure that the committee organize periodic talks (before Lectures, during Chamber meetings) and effect random calls and messages (bulk SMS and other Social Media Platforms) on Health and Academic tips to all Law students. She also plans to incorporate Health day into the sessional law week programme, where a seminar on major Health issues with be held by Health experts.
TIOLUWALOPE SALAMI – GENERAL SECRETARY’S MANIFESTO
The general secretary in his manifesto promised educational support to enable indigent law students purchase necessary books and course materials. This he promised will be financed by selected sponsors.
The general secretary also avowed to create a database of all Law students which will contain vital information about them. This he stated will be achieved with the use of Google doc. The general secretary also promises to have the LSS secretariat orderly, neat and 21st century compliant in form of technological equipment. He also promised to create a sensitization of the LSS constitution among law students to acquaint properly with the constitution.
He said his administration will create a platform for female law students to educated themselves for on how to manage themselves, deal with unexpected circumstances as well as “distribution of sanitary pads if any of such programmes would hold physically.”
MARRIAM ABBOUD – ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARY’S MANIFESTO
The assistant general secretary’s promise centred on creating a virtual based recourse centre to enable access vast materials and contents needed. This she hopes to achieve by uploading to the online resource center, contents in the form of eBooks, graphic contents and sometimes audiovisuals from all over the world, as long as they are connected to the internet. The cost implication of thus project she promises will be funded by sponsorships from NGOs, Corporate bodies, Public office holders, and willing private individuals.
VICTORIA OKORONKWO -FINANCIAL SECRETARY’S MANIFESTO
The financial secretary promised in her manifesto that every law student will be carried along with the financial expenditures in the society through the efficient release of financial record keeping. In doing this, she promises that she will ensure the society’s funds are prudently spent and officers are held accountable for the expenditure of funds disbursed to them. She also promises that she will work closely with the President and Treasurer to ensure that the standard of easy and accessible payment methods regarding dues is maintained. In her plans also, is spearheading financial literacy for all members of the executives in a bid to cultivate financial prudence.
ONYISHI CHRISTIAN – TREASURER’S MANIFESTO
The treasurer in his manifesto promised to be responsible for the safe keeping of the society’s funds and financial records. He also promises to keep an imprest account not exceeding the sum of five thousand naira (₦5000), and the purposes of this disbursement shall be strictly official and from the society’s imprest account. He promised to be responsible for lodging the society’s money in the bank within 72hours of receiving funds. He also promises to keep a cash movement register as well as record evidence of the authorization of all financial expenses.
SALIU ESTHER ADAORAH – SOCIAL SECRETARY’S MANIFESTO
The social secretary in her seven-point agenda promises to set up a mentee and mentor relationship between the freshmen students and the stalites, in a bid to help the freshmen settle down properly in the faculty and the university.
In the social secretary’s manifesto, she promises to organise a grand Law Dinner not to be restrained by the current COVID-19 encumbrance, as measures would be put in place ahead to offset possible challenges. She also promises to set up an Instagram page, with the handle @LEGAL_SOCIAL to serve as a platform for the promotion of contents of creative students in the faculty. In achieving her plans, she promised be in talks with the dean of the faculty to convince the dean to see reasons why the social life of the faculty must not be suppressed. She plans to create a balance in the academic and social life of the Law Students’ Society by organizing events at strategic period of the academic calendar.
OLUWOLE AYOMIDE – PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER’S MANIFESTO
The PRO in his four points agenda promised to project and expand the horizon of UI LSS. He plans to achieve this by utilising the social media as the means for projecting the faculty’s activities to the world. He also promised to foster the integration and interaction of the LSS with other law students across other universities throughout the federation by working together with the PROs of the Law Students’ Society of other universities to create an online platform for this purpose. He also promised to liaise with the Students’ Union to situate a notice board at the Students’ Union Building in a bid to promote the media and editorial efficacy of LSS. He also promised a suggestion box to serve as a veritable avenue for law students to express their grievances or displeasure. He plans to propose the acquisition of a public address system equipment which will include; (microphones, speakers, and so on, that will always be used during faculty lectures, programs and events.
DANIEL OLOWU – SPORTS SECRETARY
The Sports secretary in his manifesto promised to organise an improved Dean’s cup football competition. In his plan, he promised a fair ground to be given to female law students, by introducing the female football, track events, board games like chess, draught and many more. In a bid to field the best of the faculty’s players in the inter-faculty competition, the sports secretary plans to ensure that deans cup will be played before inter faculty. This plan he stated was due to the early lose out of the faculty in the last inter-faculty football competition. He further stated, “if elected, my administration will win the next inter-faculty…” by the dint of early and effective preparations. For comprehensive observation, here are the actual copies of elected LSS executive manifestoes.
The Law Press Organisation, University of Ibadan 
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