OAU Accommodation Notice to all Students for 2019/2020 Session

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has informed all old/returning students of the university that there will be no ballotting for 2019/2020 session. Balotting will be opened to only new students.

This was release in the University’s special accommodation notice to new students.

The first notice partly reads:

All STALELITES should note there are no bed spaces for them on campus hence, there will no balloting for accommodation for the coming session (2019/2020), only FRESHERS will be given consideration.

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In another release which the university called the second special notice, the University management further explained that few final year students will be considered for hostel accommodation.

The second Notice fully reads:

Sequel to the earlier release on accommodation for students for the forthcoming 2019/2020 Session, it is important to note that, traditionally, both Freshers and Final year students are often given priority for consideration. The University Management has no intention to depart from this practice.

However, it would be unfair to ignore the reality of insufficient bed spaces for the students in this category and go ahead to make students unprepared against the likelihood of not getting bed spaces because of the limited bed spaces on campus.

This is not to say that only Freshers would be accommodated on campus, but it is obvious that few bed spaces would likely be left over for final year students to contest for.

Thus, the previous release was intended to get everyone informed about the slim chance any Stalelite student would have in getting a bed space and therefore prepare for a possible alternative.

The University Management is taking strong and urgent steps to secure the immediate use of the newly constructed hostels at Parakin Area, while significant progress has also been made in the overall plan for additional bed spaces, through the construction of new hostel facilities. 

We therefore appeal to all students to bear with us in managing these limited facilities. We wish all our students a prosperous new year.

All students of the university should be guided accordingly!

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