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The management of the University of Ibadan has directed all students to vacate the campus by 2 pm on Saturday following the protest held by students of the institution on Friday, over the hike in tuition fees by the institution’s Governing Council.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) earlier reports that students of the institution staged a peaceful protest over tuition hikes.
Protest over the increase began on Thursday.
The students, during the protest, held different placards with inscriptions such as, “We Say No Tuition Hikes,” “The Management Is Insensitive To Our Plights,” and “Our Parents Cannot Afford The New Hikes,” while they blocked roads leading to the campus.
As a result, the university’s registrar Ganiyu Saliu, in an internal memo on Saturday, directed the students to vacate the school premises by 2 pm on Saturday (today), stating that the school will be shut for three weeks.
According to Saliu, the three-week break would give students ample time to complete their online registrations.
He noted that the directive is effective Saturday, August 31, 2024, till September 20, 2024.
The circular read, “All students are to vacate the university campus by 2 pm on Saturday, August 31, 2024.
“The hostel will be reopened from noon on Friday, September 20, 024.
“Students are therefore, to note the following: The three weeks is to give students ample time to complete their online registration, the 2023/2024 first semester examination will now start on Monday, 23 September 2024, and the period for registration will be closed on Friday, September 2p, 2024.
“The above is for information and strict compliance please.”
Meanwhile, the students have resolved to reconvene and resume their peaceful protest until their demands are met. This is according to a statement on Saturday, by a media platform in the institution.
The statement read, “Following the University of Ibadan’s announcement of a three-week break, students are once again mobilising to resume their protests, which have been ongoing for the past three days.
“The memorandum, released earlier today by the Office of the Registrar, has sparked renewed anger among the student body, leading to calls for immediate action.
“The management’s decision, which mandates that all students vacate campus by 2:00 PM on Saturday, August 31, 2024, has been met with widespread criticism. Students perceive the break as a ploy to weaken the momentum of their protests against the recent hike in tuition fees.”