The students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State on Thursday began to vacate the campus following the Wednesday announcement of the institution’s closure by its authorities.
A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria observed this development while on campus.
NAN saw few students on campus, while some were with their luggage walking toward the gate of the institution to board vehicles to their different homes.
The Registrar of the institution, Dotun Awoyemi, had on Wednesday announced the closure, which he attributed to the protest by the workers on the appointment of its new Vice-Chancellor.
NAN reports that the workers were protesting against the appointment of Prof. Ayobami Salami as the new VC of OAU, saying nobody could impose anyone on them as the VC.
One of the university’s fresh students, Bolatito Adediran, condemned the closure of the university, saying they were just going through their registrations.
Adediran said though full academic session was expected to commence on June 27, their hopes were dashed when they heard that the institution had been closed by its authorities.
Also, Lekan Arayemi of the Faculty of Arts decried the closure of the university.
Arayemi said he was confused as to what he should do now, whether to return to Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, where he came from, or stay back in the city.
Arayemi appealed to the institution’s authorities to normalise the procedure of appointing the new V-C and urged the union to embrace dialogue in the present situation.
NAN reports that all offices were under lock-and-key as at the time of filing this report.
NAN.
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