Alleged Anti-students Policies: Osun Students Threaten To Protest Against Adeleke

Osun students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), have expressed displeasure over what they described as anti-students policies by the Governor Ademola Adeleke led administration.

The students who said Osun is lags behind among the states in the southwest gave the governor seven days ultimatum to address the various accademic challenges affecting the students of Osun state owned tertiary institutions.

Addressing a press conference at the Osun NUJ Correspondents’Chapel, Osogbo on Thursday, Chairman NANS JCC Chairman, Comrade Ogungbe Taiwo said, if the state government fails to attend to their demands they would not hesitate to hit the streets in protest.

According to Taiwo, students of the state were disappointed by the way and manner Adeleke led administration is treating them.

Taiwo who identified lack of student welfarism and inclusion in the governor Adeleke’s Administration expressed disappointment saying that the incumbent governor has neglected students’ welfare.

“We express deep disappointment towards the government of Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke for neglecting student welfare. Despite initial hope, anti-student policies have been implemented, and we are still lagging behind other Southwest state ,we urge the government to prioritize student concerns.”

Some of their demands from the state government, according to the NANS JCC Chairman are; Immediate reversal of tuition fees in all the state owned tertiary institutions, mobility for campus unions, demand for adequate palliatives and infrastructure improvements to enhance the learning environment on campuses.

“Immediate Reversal of Increased School Fees: Students demand the immediate reversal of increased school fees in Osun State-owned institutions. It’s disheartening seeing the pain on our students in this present hardship faced by our presents.We hereby call for total reverse of the increase tuition fees, Failure to act promptly will result in mass mobilization by the student body and relocation of our Secretariat to the office of the Governor.

“Demand for Adequate Palliatives and Infrastructure: We reiterate our demand for adequate palliatives and infrastructure improvements to enhance the learning environment on campuses.

“The Road networks across the tertiary institutions is in a very terrible state and yet nothing is been done to make it plyable. Most of our lectures hall are Bellow standard, the government should look into this casualties keep increasing each day due to lack of conducive learning environment.

“Also the government should charge the school management to provide a parking lot for students as students are parking outside their campus, a particular place should be allocated for students to park their bikes or cars inside the school instead of outside. Medical ambulance should be provided for schools with out a functioning one and the medical should be well equipped.

“Despite our efforts through letters to government authorities, indifference persists. Therefore, we issue a seven-day ultimatum to the government to address our demands. Failure to do so will result in peaceful protests and roadblocks in Osogbo, the state capital.”