Students of Osun State government-owned
tertiary institutions, recently, for over an hour, prevented the deputy
governor, Mrs. Grace Laoye-Tomori from entering the Abeere Government
Secretariat while protesting the continued closure of their campuses.
The students, mainly from the four tertiary
institutions, Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State College of
Technology, Esa-Oke, Osun state College of Education, Ila and Ilesa,
participated in the protest which lasted several hours.
The students demanded immediate re-opening of
their schools shut nine months ago.
The students had, as early as 9.00 am,
converged on the popular Olaiya junction and held up traffic for about an hour
before moving to the state secretariat. During the protest, the students
blocked all roads leading to the secretariat and insisted that their campuses
be immediately reopened.
Attempt by the permanent secretary of the
state Ministry of Education Mr. Lawerence Oyeniran, to pacify the students
failed as he was booed and later whiskered away by the police and men of the
Directorate of State Services.
Leaders of the protesting students, Mr.
Adekunle Animasahun and Lukman Adekitan said their demands include immediate
re-opening of their institutions, improvement of infrastructures in their
institutions, recruitment of more lecturers and payment of salary arrears to
workers.
The deputy Governor, Mrs. Laoye Tomori, who
was returning from vacation later arrived the scene and attempted to enter the
Government Secretariat, but was prevented by the protesters.
Source: Vanguard
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