The Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Engr. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, has refuted claims making rounds on social media that she was attacked by the protesting students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta.
Salako-Oyedele said this when the management of the institution led by its rector, Arc ‘Koye Jolaoso, paid her a solidarity visit.
This was contained in a statement by Head of Public Relations and Protocol of MAPOLY, Yemi Ajibola, on Friday.
According to the statement, the deputy governor said during the visit to her in her office that she was on her way to Alamala for the Armed Forces Remembrance Day when the security details saw the crowd and told her driver to make a detour, which the driver did without any ado.
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She added that she returned to her residence to allow the crowd to pass and later went to where she was going on behalf of the Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun.
She said: “If I had been attacked, I would not have gone to attend the programme at Alamala, but I went when I was told they had gone.
“I just want all of us to be careful of social media, as it has caused many people calling me to ask after me on reading or hearing the news.”
Salako-Oyedel advised the students to always dialogue and be peaceful in handling issues.
Earlier, the Rector said the management came to apologise on behalf of the students and wanted her to forgive them as a mother.
Jolaoso said: “We came on behalf of the Governing Council, management staff, and students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, to apologise for what happened yesterday and the embarrassment it might have caused you.”
The delegation included the Deputy Rector, Dr. Yetunde Lanre-Iyanda; Registrar, Olubunmi Elewodalu; Librarian, Alhaja Basirat Akintunde; Bursar, Folasade Madariola; Chairmen and Secretaries of the three Staff Unions on Campus; and the PAR in the Registrar’s office, Feyisola Ayeni
Relatedly, the Chairman Governing Council of the Institution, Prof. Kamaldeen Balogun, has directed that the incumbent Students Union Executive Council dissolved in the wake of the crisis which led to the closure of the Polytechnic be reinstated immediately to resume its oversight function.
The union has therefore been mandated to conduct Students Union elections in line with the provisions of the Union’s Constitution and hand over to a new set of elected leaders within the next four weeks.
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