Obafemi Awolowo University Reopens
Authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, has reopened the university which was closed down on the wake of the students protests three weeks ago.
According to the Public Relations Officer of the University, Abiodun Olarewaju, the decision to reopen the university was taken at an emergency meeting of the Senate, held on Friday, 29th October, 2021.
He stated that the students would come to residence on Friday, 5th November, 2021 and continue with their examinations on Saturday, 6th of November, 2021 in tandem with what was previously on ground.
Recalled that the students were to sit for examinations on the 2nd October, 2021 before they embarked on protests on the 1st of October, thereby scuttling the writing of the remaining examinations.
The students protested alleged negligence on the part of the institution’s Health Center that led to the death of one of them while the management faulted the allegations but yet set up a panel to investigate the matter.
Olarewaju urged parents and guardians to inform their children and wards, particularly those who have already finished their examinations to stay at home so that none of them would use the excuse of the reopening of the University to do something untoward.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Eyitope Ogunbodede, also charged the students to be law abiding and not to engage in anything that could further elongate the session.