The students of the Polytechnic of Ibadan have protested the postponement of the first-semester examination and suspension of the institution’s students union.
According to a report, pandemonium broke out on Monday January 9, 2023, as students staged a peaceful protest within the campus and on the major roads that lead to the State Government Secretariat in Agodi.
The protest was led by the institution’s students’ union.
The demonstration was in response to the increment in “hostel refusal fee,” among other numerous issues listed in a memo issued by the union.
The institution’s management immediately announced the postponement of the first-semester examination which was earlier scheduled to commence on Monday.
The suspension of the students’ union was also announced by the management via a statement signed by the Registrar, Modupe Fawale.
The authorities described the protest as ill-advised, politically motivated and unwarranted.
But hours after the announcement of the suspension of the students’ union, the management reversed the order, saying the students had shown remorse.
It, however, could not take any decision on the postponed examination as of Monday afternoon.
The polytechnic’s Public Relations Officer, Adewole Soladoye, said since the examination timetable must have been disrupted by the protest, rescheduling the examination would require painstaking efforts.
