Aliyya Hussain
Welcome to a new week, Amazons! By now, it’s safe to assume that you’ve gotten used to the daily hustle and bustle of Obafemi Awolowo Hall. From fetching water to cooking with kerosene and every single thing in between, Awo Hall might just become a home away from home.
We observed a particular issue Awoites face every session, and we have decided to help you thrash it out. This feud usually centers on the appropriate use of the bathroom and toilet on a floor. From the arguments between those privileged to use the toilets and those who aren’t, to the issue of adequately flushing the toilet, the problems surrounding the use of the toilet and bathroom would forever exist.
While there have been many situations and stories of floormates nearly biting each other’s heads off, this isn’t the best way to handle these issues. That’s why Obinrin has gathered five reasonable options to help you live this session bathroom-issue-free.
- CALL A MEETING
Floor reps are also people who deserve their flowers.
As people begin to get accommodation and move into the hostel, it is certain that the once clean toilets will soon become pungent and disgusting. Prevention is definitely better than cure; hence, the first thing to do is hold a floor meeting.
From pleadings to threats, tears to laughter, floor reps must use everything in their arsenal to ensure floor members treat the toilets like the treasures they are.
As the entrance leading to the toilets is famous for the countless rules pasted by previous floor reps, don’t hesitate to do the same. With the rules written boldly to ensure they are duly adhered to, no one would have any excuse.
But if you do all these things and some girls decide to be defiant, employ our next option.
- OPERATION GUARD THE TOILET
Who goes there?
Some people are criminals in the making, and the way to stop crime is to set up officers of the law, or in this case, toilet officers. The people suspected of damaging the toilet range from foreigners from other floors to even floor members themselves, but one can never be totally certain who is actually responsible.
To solve this mystery, floor members must guard the toilet from everyone, including themselves. In this business, trust no one and suspect everyone. The closer your room is to the toilets, the better your chances of being a watchdog.
This option is highly recommended. Employ blunt guards/girls that know how to teach these criminals lessons on hygiene and war against indiscipline.
- LOCK EVERYTHING
Desperate times call for desperate measures. A disclaimer: this tip might cause you to be widely hated by your floormates, but they will thank you eventually.
Once you get a strong padlock that has three to four keys, hand them over to those who have proven themselves worthy of keeping the key.
This way, you can track down those using the toilet and determine whether or not they use it properly.
Another disclaimer: remember that some people are criminals in the making; you might just get to the toilet and find the padlock broken. Whenever this becomes the case, don’t panic; just move on to step four.
- GET A CCTV CAMERA
This is an extreme measure and a little expensive, but the more important question here is: how far are you willing to go to get a clean toilet?
Install it right at the front of your bathrooms and toilets and get a front-row seat to inspect the faces and the quantity of water your floormates take to the toilet.
With CCTV cameras, you can monitor the movements around the bathroom or toilet from the comfort of your phone. If you are obsessed with and well invested in toilet matters, you can even do this during your class. Once you get back, do the honors of visiting the culprit and showing her the clip. You have done your part, and you have done it well.
- GET INTO A FIGHT AND PAY FINE
Best option ever!
This works like magic! Everybody should shout at one another and at some point call themselves dirty and unhygienic. We advice that floor members increase their voices till the porters come to carry everyone and subsequently fines the whole floor. Trust me, you will not have issues again once you all pay #5000 for shouting out your lungs out in this trying economy.
For floormates who were absent when the fight started, don’t worry about finding an alibi. You would still be found guilty; after all, birds of the same feather flock together. Kindly pay your fine.
I hope you will all adhere to these tips and choose the one that suits your floor well. And for you, who is currently feeling guilty knowing you hardly take water to flush in the toilet, don’t be surprised if any of these options lead to catching you. You know you clearly deserve this.
Till next time, Amazons.
Keep Awo clean!
OBAFEMI AWOLOWO HALL PRESS 
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