Following the protest held by college students of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, on Friday, over the hike in tuition charges by the establishment’s Governing Council, the administration of the establishment has directed all college students to vacate the campus by 2 pm on Saturday.
PUNCH Online reported on Friday that college students of the establishment staged a peaceable protest over tuition hikes by the administration of the establishment.
Our correspondent noticed that the scholars, through the protest, carried totally different placards with inscriptions resembling, “We Say No Tuition Hikes,” “The Management Is Insensitive To Our Plights,” and “Our Parents Cannot Afford The New Hikes,” whereas they blocked roads resulting in the campus.
As a consequence, in a round dated August 30, 2024, and obtained by our correspondent on Saturday, the establishment’s registrar, G. O. Saliu, directed the scholars to vacate the varsity premises by 2 pm on Saturday (at this time), stating that the varsity shall be shut for 3 weeks.
According to Saliu, the closure adopted the assembly of the college’s administration with the management of the scholar union on Friday, August 30, 2024, the place the Vice-Chancellor on behalf of the Senate accredited that the establishment be shut for 3 weeks.
He famous that the directive is efficient Saturday, August 31, 2024, until September 20, 2024.
The round learn, “All college students are to vacate the college campus by 2 pm on Saturday, August 31, 2024.
“The hostel shall be reopened from midday on Friday, September 20, 024.
“Students are subsequently, to notice the next: The three weeks is to provide college students ample time to finish their on-line registration, the 2023/2024 first semester examination will now begin on Monday, 23 September 2024, and the interval for registration shall be closed on Friday, September 2p, 2024.
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“The above is for information and strict compliance please.”
Meanwhile, in keeping with an announcement on Saturday, by a media platform within the establishment, Union of Campus Journalists, the scholars have resolved to reconvene and resume their peaceable protest till their calls for are met.
The assertion learn, “Following the University of Ibadan’s announcement of a three-week break, college students are as soon as once more mobilising to renew their protests, which have been ongoing for the previous three days.
“The memorandum, launched earlier at this time by the Office of the Registrar, has sparked renewed anger among the many scholar physique, resulting in requires speedy motion.
“The administration’s choice, which mandates that each one college students vacate campus by 2:00 PM on Saturday, August 31, 2024, has been met with widespread criticism. Students understand the break as a ploy to weaken the momentum of their protests towards the current hike in tuition charges.
“In response, student are rallying their peers to gather once more, with the intent to continue their demonstrations until their demands are met.”