OSPOLY FICTSA: From Promise to Silence?

By Samuel Akintola 

There was a time when Faculty of Information and Communication Technology Students' Association (FICTSA) was a force. A faculty whose name carried weight, as it is usually the pillar in OSPOLY— in debates, in sports, in inter-faculty contest. A faculty that did not merely participate but dominated.

Today, the silence is loud.

The last time many students remember a moment of excitement was during the election of Omosanya Damilola Joseph  P.K.A Joshbright as President. Hope filled the air, Promises were made and Expectations rose.

Leadership is not about occupying office, showing off as the president; it is about producing results. A crown is not a decoration — it is a duty and a call to service. 

FICTSA once stood tall in inter-faculty competitions. Today, we watched our faculty participate in debates at the SUG level only to finish last. Once a giant, now struggling to find its footing to stand again.

Is this the standard we voted for? Assuming we know this is how it will be, then we will have to go for a better way.

A faculty does not lose its glory overnight. It fades when vision becomes unclear and when leadership becomes comfortable with a lack of Inspiration, leaving what matters and focusing on something else.

Where are the intelligent people?

Where are the faculty-wide projects?

Where is the visible impact?

It is not by organising events alone or programs; those events/programs must carry weight. It is not enough to speak; the faculty must feel the effect.

When performance drops in important areas like debates, representation, and influence, the leaders need to sit down and think about what is going wrong and how to fix it.

This is not an attack. It is a wake-up call.

Because when a faculty that used to lead begins to fall behind, people will naturally ask:

What went wrong?

And who is going to fix it?

What happened to the fire?

There is still time for the current administration (PATHFINDER), as their name implies to find the part that has lost and regain it, before their time elapsed, this is the moment to act.

Leadership is tested not when applause is loud, but when performance is questioned.

History will not remember who sat in office. It will remember who lifted the faculty.

FICTSA must rise again. And that responsibility rests squarely on the shoulders of those entrusted with its leadership.

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