Written by: Averroes
Problem Statement;
This article concerns the legal analysis of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971, the Educational Institutions (Discipline) Act 1976 and their respective Rules imposed by the Minister. After probing these two distinctive laws and their historical developments, students in Universities are bereaved of their fundamental right to freedom of speech. Universities are also subservient to the ruling government and do not have much autonomy in their institution. This creates a void, the lowest ebb in constitutional rights for all citizens of this country. Political activism and the welfare of the people flourished before the introduction of AUKU, but the might of students had been contained by political distortions. The Minister has arbitrary wields of power to enhance punishments under the laws and quash any opposition to the ruling government. Some of the disciplinary offences are also unreasonable and trivial. This paper seeks to discuss an iota probable solutions.
Keywords: AUKU, Act 173, Act 174, Federal Constitution, Freedom of Speech, Political Rights, Institutional Independence, Universities
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