Following the resolutions of the Literary and Debating Society, UI, (TLDS UI) Disciplinary Committee sitting on Saturday, 7th December, 2024, TLDS Executives, as well as the Alexander Brown Hall and Great Independence Hall Literary and Debating Societies have issued public statements addressing certain actions taken by their respective parties.
TLDS UI Executives’ letter acknowledged and apologised for their ‘failure to provide comprehensive information in the speakers’ pack’, and ‘accepted partial responsibility for enabling Indy L&D’s disqualification-earning misconduct’. While ABH L&D’s letter apologised for ‘wrongly accusing the timekeeper of incompetence’ and ‘making an information conversation between the Vice President and a friend seem formal (The TLDS Vice President already told us that it was not her business if we were disgruntled) hence making it look like she responded to the Society’s grievances with a harsh tone’. ABH L&D however reiterated that ‘the allegation of assault on judges made against members of the ABH LnD was false’
Indy L&D apologised for filing a petition against TLDS President on the grounds of ‘dishonesty, misleading judges, and abuse of power’.
Issuance of the statements were three of seven resolutions arrived at at the meeting, including; the non-recognition of Mr Bayo Salaudeen as the Senator representing the Faculty of Science, appeals to be made by TLDS Executives for the recovation of the sanctions against the ABH L&D constituencies (including Dentistry and Clinical Sciences) and Pharmacy, and the provision of additional evidence by TLDS Executives to support their allegation of assault against ABH.
Eriomala John
