Mr.
Jamiu Sheidu Eni-Ire Jamiu I.O.S.U.G Aspirant, Interview questions and his
responses.
Question
1.
You have previously
served as both Public Relation Officer and Financial Secretary for this noble
organization, during this service to humanity and our people. What impact did
you make to the society in relation to the posts you held?
RESPONSE
While serving as the
Public Relation Officer, since I'm the mouthpiece of the union, I gave room for
emancipation of expression from the masses so as to know what the masses are
facing and relating it to the executive body for solution. I make sure the society
are been updated about the activities of the union.
Serving the union as
the financial Secretary, I make sure the union money was used judiciously for
the benefits of the union and I was able to give the statement of account on
how the union money was been spent genuinely.
QUESTION
2.
You previously
contested for IOSUG 2020 presidential election of which you drop out of the race
few weeks to the election, did you have an undying reason for contesting for
the seat again this year or it is just a perceived lust for power?
RESPONSE
I withdrew not to fail
the people that will be voting for me. If at all I won then, I won't be able to
function as expected by the masses owing to my youth service.
I've publicize my
intention before the announcement of the commencement of our service
registration that same year. I have no option than to pull out because it will
be a disgrace for me if I won and didn't function well as a leader.
I want you to remember
a saying that "what worth doing, is worth doing well" since I know I
won't be having time for my ambition, the best alternative is to pull out.
I am contesting this
year because while I was serving as an executive member of Ife-Olukotun
Students’ Union Government, I’ve noticed that there are quite a number of
different changes that I would like to bring in to the general functioning of
the union. Just around my second term of me being a part of the executives,
that’s when I kind of decided that I want to take a bigger position with in the
Students’ Union and since then I’ve been thinking about it. The more I think
about it the more I come up with better ideas. Then I decided I need to run for
presidency because I believe I can bring better changes into the function of
the union to assist more of the undergraduate students.
QUESTION
3
If peradventure you win
or lose this coming election, how did you intend to use your skills (both
vocational and educational) for the development of the organization and our
society at large?
RESPONSE
Let me start by
correcting your question sir.
We youth must understand
that there is nothing call lose within ourselves. It will be learn.
Either I win or I learn
because there is always room for trier. "It is not over until it is
over" so they say.
As a professional
painter and a programmer (software developer) by God grace either I win or
learn, I will make sure Ife-Olukotun Students' Union Government has a
functional cyber cafe for our students next year. This i believe will be
helpful for the students and it's in line with my skill as it will enable me to
make myself available to teach the masses focusing mostly on the younger
generation who have little or no knowledge about technology.
JAMIU
SHEIDU ENI-IRE AGENDAS FOR THE ORGANIZATION
1. Ife-Olukotun SUG
website
2. IOSUG Hall
3. IOSUG Skill
acquisition empowerment
QUESTION
4
Let's assume you won
this election as the president of the association, you then require 4 million
naira to complete two of your earlier stated agendas. Club 10 and IODU happen
to fund your course with the required 4 million. However before the
commencement of the project, a member of IOSUG who has a relatively weak
financial background fell into a very critical health condition, that requires
an operation that will cost a whopping sum of 1.6 million naira to save his
life, his family were however able to raise just 400k but still need 1.2
million naira... This matter was brought to your table by your PRO, what will
you do as the president of the organization?
RESPONSE
As the two depends on
the urgency, as the president of IOSUG, since this is a personal issue relating
to health, never will I used the money meant for the masses without their
consent because I have conscience. It now depends on how urgent the situation
is. I will follow either of :
1.
I will rather take him or report the
case to the two bodies that sponsored the projects about his health challenge
and I believe something will be done about it.
2.
I will have to call for Congress so as
to tender the situation before the masses for transparency. I know my people,
they will never allow bad thing to befall their members so they will do
something about the 1.2 million naira since health is wealth.
Never will I just carry
the money and run to solve such problem because the money isn't mine. There
must be room for mass agreement before deciding on what, when and how to go
about it.
GENERAL
QUESTIONS
1. Question
How feasible is it for
you to achieve this second project.
Response
Since with God
impossible is nothing, I believe with my little connection together with our
philanthropist and stakeholders, I can achieve it.
Two years is a whole
lot to actualize the project with self determination for a better IOSUG which
remain my priority. Even if God says I won't be able to complete it, I believe
we shall start it.
2. Question
In Oke-Oyi Whatsapp
group, a member from Ife-Olukotun made a mistake of causing a strife, where he
was actually wrong. He apologized to everyone for making such mistakes. Sadly,
some persons from other communities still continue downgrading him. You're
still our assumed president, what action wills you?
Response
Since he has already
apologize, as the president I will overlook such action and send a message to
the masses to kindly forgive him for he has realize his mistake and accept his
fault.
The biggest part of it
is to warn him of such action next time.
Question
4
Do you think you are
the best candidate for the position of IOSUG president?
Response
As an innovative
comrade, there are quite a number of different things that make me very
different than the other candidate that is running for this position. I have
more life experience about the union running ranging from institutional level
to National level. While serving as the national Public Relation Officer I
carried out my responsibilities diligently. Same thing as while serving as the
national financial Secretary, I was able to deliver my financial records
perfectly.
When an issue comes
onto the table from undergraduate students or from the union itself, I am not
only going to be looking at my experiences as IOSUG President in the chapter
level who have detailed knowledge about the difficulties that the students are
facing in the institution, I will be looking at my experiences that I’m
bringing from different stakeholders that I was part of their administration
for the past number of years and provide solution to such issue.
I feel like one of the
best individuals to be put into that capacity is someone who has the knowledge,
someone who has the experience, someone who will be able to get the job done
because they have an idea of what the system looks like and how to navigate the
system itself
This is why I believe
that I am the best candidate for this position as president of Ife-Olukotun
Students’ Union Government.
Question
5
How do you intend to
move the association forward?
Response
By providing a
sustainable source of fund for the union and introducing more educational
programs.
Dear Comrade Jamiu If
required you can get back to us, I want you to strategies, scrutinize, and
proffered the possible answer to the below questions as it may be use against
you if you denied the necessary action.
Question
6
Many people lost
courage as no one to help
1. Apart from Kogi
State do we have any union in other higher institutions in Nigeria.
What support can you
render for the students that want to
school outside Kogi state.
Response
1. As those that will
love to study outside Kogi State, my first support will be to guide such person
on how to apply and give advice on career to go for.
Question
7
Information is power.
As a programmer and developer.
How can we make
Ife-Olukotun a global village.
Response
Making Ife-Olukotun a
global village is achievable with some necessary tools to start up with such as
a website, a functional communication Apps and the likes.
Question
8
4. What can you do to
reduce unemployment among the Ife-Olukotun youth.
Response
It seems I don't get
the real meaning of "creating employment opportunity" because if I do
then it is feasible my role model.
I have done that and
ready to do more. Employment creation doesn't literally mean you doing that for
many.
We can start from two
or three and continuously another administration can do same.
Let take for instance,
using the cafe as a case study, we shall employ minimum of two Ife-Olukotun
students who are computer literate to work there and the person shall be
receiving payment.
To me employment
opportunity in term of students unionism doesn't mean getting people to work
with Nigeria government.
Let employ ourselves
for ourselves purpose.
Question
9
Digital Skill is very
important in Nigeria today.
Do you encourage
Digital Skill? In what way can you promote it?
Response
Yes I encourage digital
skill. I can do that by getting the students involved in the aspect of learning
and using it appropriately.
Question
10
The main problem of
every union is found generations.
How can we generate
more found, since most of us are still students?
Response
Since a union or
organization without fund is half dead, I will try my best to work towards a
project that can serve as source of income for the union. And that it my first
priority when I assume office.
Question
11
How can we male benefit
from your Government like miss Ife-Olukotun.
Women benefits most on
yearly program.
Response
Male can benefit in
many ways but let me talk about one. We have our football Competition reserved
for only the male gender which I will make sure I work towards a prize that
worth the work they will be doing by playing football. I believe this helps in
uniting the youths most especially the male.
Question
12
How can you promote the
growth of the IOSUG STUDENT?
Response
As a visionary leader,
if i emerge as president, I will make sure certain groups on campus that have
been neglected, have been marginalized, have been completely forgotten and I
want to be the individual to bring them back into the fold to say we know
you’re there. Let us help you, let us be there for you, and let us give you the
support that you need. And by doing that, that will essentially get more
individuals involved in the process.
Something that has been
on my mind for the longest time is that how we can have one of the highest
voter turnout but one of the lowest involvement rates.
Question
13
If elected and you get
a job at the bank or any firm that doesn't gives you the chance to perform your
duty as expected or planned, what will you do?
Response
Truly I am a hustler
but to some extend I am also self employed to some point. If such opportunity
come, I won't reject it, I will accept it and first of all try it if I will be
able to manage it and if I can't, I will resign from such work because I'm
determined to serve this union and nothing more..
"What is worth
doing, is worth doing well"
Question
14
How do you intend
providing fund for the union.
Response
Permit me comrade to
say I've talk about this before.
Nevertheless, let me
still talk on that using two instances. Ife-Olukotun SUG website if globally
accepted and manage properly sincerely it's enough to sustain the union. I
believe we have programmers in the house and they know how much such website
can generate for the union. Ranging from advertisement and the likes.
Secondly
is the union Cafe. Although for a start it might not be a
huge source of income but with time and expansion, it shall be a good source of
fund believe we all know we only have few cyber cafe or let me say a computer
center in Ife-Olukotun and you will agree with me that the owners are making
money from it.