Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
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Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, OAU, at a protest on
Monday insisted that their poor welfare conditions must be addressed.
The placard-carrying students were seen shouting “War”, with an
inscription on the placards that the administration of their
Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Bamitale Omole, should be probed by
anti-corruption agencies.
The students alleged that epileptic power and poor water supply, was making the OAU campus un-conducive for learning.
The students also blamed the termination of the admission of an
incoming part-one student of History Department, Olawale Owolabi, for
their action.
It was learnt that Owolabi, popularly referred to as Ogunruku, had
joined the protest against increment of acceptance fee from N2,000 to
N20,000 in 2011, when his admission was terminated.
Some of the students also said the protest was a warning to the school management not to increase accommodation (hostel) fee.
In the past, similar protests of this nature had led to closure of the
school. A few months ago, the management of the institution declared a
mid-semester break.
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