It was reported
that the management of the University of Ibadan today Monday 29th
May, 2017 shut the institution and instructed the students to vacate the campus
by 6pm.
Students were allegedly
reported to earlier taken to the streets of the campus in protest,
alleging insensitivity on the part of the university management.
But the
university’s Director of Communications and Publication, Olatunji
Oladejo, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the closure became
necessary in other to a avert crisis.
He said that the
Vice Chancellor, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, had arranged an emergency meeting of the
university Senate to review the circumstances surrounding the development.
“The University of
Ibadan in its wisdom has decided to shift the examination earlier scheduled for
June to July, 2017,” Oladejo said.
He said that
undergraduate students are to resume back in school on July 17, while
postgraduate students would continue to stay on campus for their research
activities.
The students at a
congress on Saturday passed a resolution to disrupt the forthcoming
examinations if students were not provided with identity cards.
They also asked that the authorities constitute
the Students’ Welfare Board as well as allow use of cooking appliances that had
been banned in the halls of residence.Labels: Campus News
