By Dayo Adesulu & Elizabeth Uwandu
lagos—Students from tertiary institutions across the South-west states under the umbrella of ‘Save UNILAG Coalition’ yesterday blocked the entrance gates of the University of Lagos, Akoka, demanding the reinstatement of the rusticated leaders of the university’s proscribed students union.
The protest, which forced the university management to lock the institution’s entrance gates, impeded free flow of human and vehicular traffic in and out of the campus yesterday, with a team of policemen stationed at the gate to prevent the protesters from gaining entry.
This is even as the university denied the involvement of the university students in the protest, describing the protesters as rusticated students and their allies.
Following the prolonged protest by the students of the university in April, 2016, 11 student leaders including the President of the proscribed students union, Mohammed Olaniyan, were suspended for between two and four semesters.
Meanwhile, the protesters, led by the leadership of the Lagos State chapter of the Joint Campus Committee, JCC, of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS and the Alliance of Nigerian Students against Neo-liberal Attacks, ANSA, said the rustication of 11 students of the university over popular protests they staged against poor welfare conditions on the campus, was dictatorial.
Addressing the crowd, the Secretary of the Coalition, Ayowole Sanyaolu, said the continued suspension of the students’ leaders is a reflection of the undemocratic style of governance of the institution, and called on stakeholders to prevail on the university management to recall the suspended students.
The Dean of Students’ Affairs at the university, Prof. Ademola Adeleke, received the complaint of the protesters on behalf of the university and promised to relay their message to the appropriate quarters.
However, the statement issued by the university and signed by the Deputy Registrar (Information), Mr. Oluwatoyin Adebule, noted that academic activities went on smoothly on the campus throughout the period of the protest, and that none of its bona-fide students took part in the protest.
By Dayo Adesulu & Elizabeth Uwandu
Students from tertiary institutions across the South-west states under the umbrella of ‘Save UNILAG Coalition’ yesterday blocked the entrance gates of the University of Lagos, Akoka, demanding the reinstatement of the rusticated leaders of the university’s proscribed students union.
The protest, which forced the university management to lock the institution’s entrance gates, impeded free flow of human and vehicular movements in and out of the campus yesterday, with a team of police officers stationed at the gate to prevent the protesters from gaining entrance.
This is even as the university denied the involvement of the university students in the protest, describing the protesters as rusticated students and their allies.
Following the prolonged mass protest by the students of the university in April, 2016, 11 student leaders including the President of the proscribed students’ union, Mohammed Olaniyan, were suspended for between two and four semesters.
Meanwhile, the protesters, led by the leadership of the Lagos State chapter of the Joint Campus Committee, JCC, of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS and the Alliance of Nigerian Students against Neo-liberal Attacks, ANSA, said the rustication of 11 students of the university over popular protest they staged against poor welfare condition on the campus, was very dictatorial.
Addressing the crowd, the Secretary of the Coalition, Ayowole Sanyaolu, said the continued suspension of the students’ leaders is a reflection of the undemocratic style of governance of the institution, and called on stakeholders to prevail on the university management to recall the suspended students.
The Dean of Students’ Affairs at the university, Prof. Ademola Adeleke, received the complaint of the protesters on behalf of the university and promised to relay their message to the appropriate quarters.
However, the statement issued by the university and signed by the Deputy Registrar (Information), Mr. Oluwatoyin Adebule, noted that the academic activities went on smoothly on the campus throughout the period of the protest, and that none of its bona-fide students took part in the protest.
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