University of Ibadan
Current update reaching us as the management of the University of Ibadan, UI, on Monday shut the
institution and directed the students to vacate the campus on or before
6pm, Vanguard reports.
According to report gathered the students had earlier taken to the streets of Ibadan in protest,
alleging insensitivity on the part of the university management.
But the university’s Director of Communications and Publication,
Olatunji Oladejo, told newsmen that the closure became necessary so
as to
avert crisis.
avert crisis.
He said that the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Idowu Olayinka had convened
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 the post graduate 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 the authorities to constitute the Students’
Welfare Board as well as allow use of cooking appliances that had been
banned in the halls of residence.
