The Ogun State Government on Saturday ordered the
closure of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago-
Iwoye.
The announcement came just 24hours after the
expiration date given to the students by government
to address the tuition fees crisis.
The students had embarked on a two-day protest
demanding that the school fees be reduced 50 per
cent effective from the 2013/2014 academic session
and not 2014/2015 session as approved by
government.
A day after the protests, the state governor, Ibikunle
Amosun, met with the students and resolved to
address their demands within a week and set up a
committee.
However, following the deadline, the state
government directed the school’s governing council
to close down the university immediately.
The government, in a statement by the Secretary to
the Government, Adeoluwa Taiwo, advised all
parents whose wards are students of the university
to immediately call them to order as the government
would not tolerate any act that would disturb the
peace in the state.
Mr. Adeoluwa said the decision to shut the university
was taken in the overall interest of peace and order
as the students have continued to issue threats while
rejecting all entreaties and concessions made by the
government with regards to their demands.
He explained that the government had, on August 12
after extensive deliberations involving the leadership
of the student unions in the 10 state-owned tertiary
Institutions, heads of the institutions and
government representatives, announced reductions
in school fees as high as 61 per cent.
According to him, the government also abolished the
indigene/non-indigene dichotomy in the school fees
regime and announced the 2014/2015 academic
session as the start of the policy.
Mr. Adeoluwa pointed out that while students in nine
of the ten institutions commended the government
for its decisions, OOU students insisted that the new
school fees regime should take effect from the
2013/2014 academic session and that the fees
should be further reduced.
“The OOU students premised their position on the
fact that they are currently running the 2013-2014
academic session which will end in January. They also
rejected the fact presented by students of other
institutions that they are also in the same situation
as some of them will only be concluding the
2013-2014 session in December,” the statement
said.
Mr. Adeoluwa said the government had also sought
to convince the students that it could not afford to
bear the financial implication of commencing the
implementation of the new school fees regime as it
would cost the government over N2 billion.
“OOU students staged a violent demonstration in the
state capital, Abeokuta, on August 15 and it took the
personal intervention of the governor, Senator
Ibikunle Amosun to restore normalcy,” the statement
said.
“The governor thereafter set up an ad-hoc committee
to discuss with the students with a view to resolving
the situation. During discussions with the ad-hoc
committee, OOU students maintained their stand
that the fees must be further reduced and that the
implementation must commence immediately.
“The explanation that no other state in Nigeria is
saddled with the responsibility of funding 10 tertiary
institutions and that to accede to their request would
mean natural death for the institutions made no
sense to them. The student leaders were, within the
week, sending text messages round, urging their
colleagues “to get ready for action” as they are ready
to unleash violence on the state capital.
“Security reports have since confirmed that because
the students are acting under external influence, no
concession made by the government will be
satisfactory to them.
“Consequently, we have no option than to order the
immediate closure of all the campuses of Olabisi
Onabanjo University to protect the students and
other residents of the state and their property. We
urge all parents to impress on their wards the need
to maintain peace in the interest of all.”. ..........Hope,they won't continue the protest from home...... SOURCE:
https://m.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/167194-amosun-shuts-down-olabisi-onabanjo-university.html

its now these guys are waking up from their slumber.. Amosun is not d 1 hu high d fees, so dy should calm down 4 d guy na

i wonder what d oou sug president stand to gain in this protests....if he want to be a day time celebrity or aluta warrior,let him do the worse he can do.All i know is that a great and visionary leader will not fight because of what he stand to gain but will fight for the followers who doesn't have hand or leg to fight....smh....oou is different from oau....#wannabe aluta king

olaolayink: i wonder what d oou sug president stand to gain in this protests....if he want to be a day time celebrity or aluta warrior,let him do the worse he can do.All i know is that a great and visionary leader will not fight because of what he stand to gain but will fight for the followers who doesn't have hand or leg to fight....smh....oou is different from oau....#wannabe aluta king

Who's this mumu? The SUG President is not alone in this! Trust me, if he decides not to protest, the backlash he'll receive from the students won't be nice!

Who's OAU? How much is ur school fees? We've put up with btw 200-300K per session, enough is enough!! It's not the SUG president that gains!! He was arrested during the protest last week, it's us, all of us that'll gain..

Aluta continua.. Victoria ascerta

tobillionaire: its now these guys are waking up from their slumber.. Amosun is not d 1 hu high d fees, so dy should calm down 4 d guy na

I see the reason your vocab is this poor! Shift jor!

Aluta or War.

This Amosun ... Na wa o. Who asked u to reduce school fee.

tobillionaire: its now these guys are waking up from their slumber.. Amosun is not d 1 hu high d fees, so dy should calm down 4 d guy na

The man want to use it, as political advantage for next election. Reduction of school fees is strange in this part of the world. That's why, the students are confused and scared.

adeoladrg:

I see the reason your vocab is this poor! Shift jor!

pls arrange it well 4 me sir

adeoladrg:

Who's this mumu? The SUG President is not alone in this! Trust me, if he decides not to protest, the backlash he'll receive from the students won't be nice!

Who's OAU? How much is ur school fees? We've put up with btw 200-300K per session, enough is enough!! It's not the SUG president that gains!! He was arrested during the protest last week, it's us, all of us that'll gain..

Aluta continua.. Victoria ascerta

because you want to state ur point must you call names?my mama raise me well more than that....now back to the topic,you said you pay between 200-300k per session.please correct me if I'm wrong,for the last 11years all the state own institution fee has been on d high side. I could remember very well that before ogd tenure in ogun state mapoly acceptance fee is 5k but during his regime, acceptance fee sky rocket to 25k5 and the school from 20-30k goes for 60-75k,say goes to oou,tasued,Igbesa poly and d rest.thus this present administration promise that he will look into it but fail too until after 3yrs in office but i think it's better to be late Dan never.
what I'm expecting you to fight for is to be sure if amosun won't change his mind after next election because they re all thief. But remember robin wood is better than king Arthur.

last bullet:- I'm not a polithiefcian.....all i know is there is some fresh air in the state....from good road network to good drinking water combine with peace in d state.....d man dey try small small,unlike dose who dey support cultist fight

am i really commenting
am i really commenting
am i really commenting

tobillionaire: pls arrange it well 4 me sir

lecturer...ur left nyash dia

olaolayink:


because you want to state ur point must you call names?my mama raise me well more than that....now back to the topic,you said you pay between 200-300k per session.please correct me if I'm wrong,for the last 11years all the state own institution fee has been on d high side. I could remember very well that before ogd tenure in ogun state mapoly acceptance fee is 5k but during his regime, acceptance fee sky rocket to 25k5 and the school from 20-30k goes for 60-75k,say goes to oou,tasued,Igbesa poly and d rest.thus this present administration promise that he will look into it but fail too until after 3yrs in office but i think it's better to be late Dan never.
what I'm expecting you to fight for is to be sure if amosun won't change his mind after next election because they re all thief. But remember robin wood is better than king Arthur.

last bullet:- I'm not a polithiefcian.....all i know is there is some fresh air in the state....from good road network to good drinking water combine with peace in d state.....d man dey try small small,unlike dose who dey support cultist fight

You just nailed it. I'm sorry for the harsh words. Fact is we trusted him once and not again. Once bitten, twice shy!

I dnt know why d state govt is resorting to media propaganda......all we want is REDUCTION IN OUR FEES and we want it this session..i am in elect/elect in ibogun and i pay #205,070 and i will never allow amosun to play politics on me,he says he has reduced it but wants the reduction to take effect after next years election in 2015.HABA!!
Y'all should open your eyes,reason well and ask yourselves"why not now"

julybaba: The Ogun State Government on Saturday ordered the
closure of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago-
Iwoye.
The announcement came just 24hours after the
expiration date given to the students by government
to address the tuition fees crisis.
The students had embarked on a two-day protest
demanding that the school fees be reduced 50 per
cent effective from the 2013/2014 academic session
and not 2014/2015 session as approved by
government.
A day after the protests, the state governor, Ibikunle
Amosun, met with the students and resolved to
address their demands within a week and set up a
committee.
However, following the deadline, the state
government directed the school’s governing council
to close down the university immediately.
The government, in a statement by the Secretary to
the Government, Adeoluwa Taiwo, advised all
parents whose wards are students of the university
to immediately call them to order as the government
would not tolerate any act that would disturb the
peace in the state.
Mr. Adeoluwa said the decision to shut the university
was taken in the overall interest of peace and order
as the students have continued to issue threats while
rejecting all entreaties and concessions made by the
government with regards to their demands.
He explained that the government had, on August 12
after extensive deliberations involving the leadership
of the student unions in the 10 state-owned tertiary
Institutions, heads of the institutions and
government representatives, announced reductions
in school fees as high as 61 per cent.
According to him, the government also abolished the
indigene/non-indigene dichotomy in the school fees
regime and announced the 2014/2015 academic
session as the start of the policy.
Mr. Adeoluwa pointed out that while students in nine
of the ten institutions commended the government
for its decisions, OOU students insisted that the new
school fees regime should take effect from the
2013/2014 academic session and that the fees
should be further reduced.
“The OOU students premised their position on the
fact that they are currently running the 2013-2014
academic session which will end in January. They also
rejected the fact presented by students of other
institutions that they are also in the same situation
as some of them will only be concluding the
2013-2014 session in December,” the statement
said.
Mr. Adeoluwa said the government had also sought
to convince the students that it could not afford to
bear the financial implication of commencing the
implementation of the new school fees regime as it
would cost the government over N2 billion.
“OOU students staged a violent demonstration in the
state capital, Abeokuta, on August 15 and it took the
personal intervention of the governor, Senator
Ibikunle Amosun to restore normalcy,” the statement
said.
“The governor thereafter set up an ad-hoc committee
to discuss with the students with a view to resolving
the situation. During discussions with the ad-hoc
committee, OOU students maintained their stand
that the fees must be further reduced and that the
implementation must commence immediately.
“The explanation that no other state in Nigeria is
saddled with the responsibility of funding 10 tertiary
institutions and that to accede to their request would
mean natural death for the institutions made no
sense to them. The student leaders were, within the
week, sending text messages round, urging their
colleagues “to get ready for action” as they are ready
to unleash violence on the state capital.
“Security reports have since confirmed that because
the students are acting under external influence, no
concession made by the government will be
satisfactory to them.
“Consequently, we have no option than to order the
immediate closure of all the campuses of Olabisi
Onabanjo University to protect the students and
other residents of the state and their property. We
urge all parents to impress on their wards the need
to maintain peace in the interest of all.”. ..........Hope,they won't continue the protest from home...... SOURCE:
https://m.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/167194-amosun-shuts-down-olabisi-onabanjo-university.html

ONLY IN NIGERIA BY REV. FR. NATHANIEL NDIOKWERE

olaolayink:


because you want to state ur point must you call names?my mama raise me well more than that....now back to the topic,you said you pay between 200-300k per session.please correct me if I'm wrong,for the last 11years all the state own institution fee has been on d high side. I could remember very well that before ogd tenure in ogun state mapoly acceptance fee is 5k but during his regime, acceptance fee sky rocket to 25k5 and the school from 20-30k goes for 60-75k,say goes to oou,tasued,Igbesa poly and d rest.thus this present administration promise that he will look into it but fail too until after 3yrs in office but i think it's better to be late Dan never.
what I'm expecting you to fight for is to be sure if amosun won't change his mind after next election because they re all thief. But remember robin wood is better than king Arthur.

last bullet:- I'm not a polithiefcian.....all i know is there is some fresh air in the state....from good road network to good drinking water combine with peace in d state.....d man dey try small small,unlike dose who dey support cultist fight

olaolayink playing gentle man since 1850. boy rise up and fight your cause. stop being coward

PDP at work...