Silence in the Face of Chaos: The Failure of SUG Leadership under Comr. Jamiu

Two days ago, over 5,000 200-level students of the University of Abuja received shocking news — our examinations would commence today. No formal circulars, no prior notice, no logistics. Just a sudden, ill-prepared academic ambush.

Where was the Student Union Government (SUG) in all of this?

Led by Comrade Jamiu, a president who once vowed to be the voice of the students, the SUG has been deafeningly silent. At a time when students were thrown into panic, forced to scramble for transportation, revision time, and emotional stability, the SUG watched from the sidelines — mute, absent, and disengaged.

How can an executive body claim to represent student interests yet fail to make a single statement on such a critical issue? No press release. No protest. No negotiation. No explanation. Nothing but a shameful silence that reeks of negligence.

This is not leadership. This is betrayal.

The SUG is not a decoration; it exists to defend the rights and welfare of students. But under this administration, it has become a shadow of itself — reactive when it should be proactive, invisible when it should be loud.

If Comr. Jamiu and his team cannot raise their voices in times of academic injustice and chaos, then what exactly are they in office for?

Students deserve accountability. We deserve transparency. And above all, we deserve representation that works.

This incident should serve as a wake-up call not just for the SUG executives, but for the entire student body. We must begin to demand more from those who claim to lead us. Silence is not neutrality, it is complicity.

And the SUG, by their silence, has failed us.

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