The President of the
Student Union of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Omotayo
Akande has been suspended for six semesters by the authorities of the
university.
He was punished along with the Public Relations Officer,
Emmanuel Ojedokun, who got four semesters suspension with the
General Secretary, Seun Oketooto.
All the suspended students are in their final years and are
expected to write their final examinations in two months time.
The authorities said the students were punished for
allegedly assaulting a Professor in the institution.
Students of the university, however, argued that the suspension of
their leaders was not unconnected with their agitation for better welfare.
The Student Union leader, Omotayo Akande who is a 500 level
student of Chemical Engineering said three of them were suspended due to their
roles in demanding better welfare for students.
He appealed to well meaning Nigerians, students, organisations and
human rights group to come to their aid and rescue them from the
suspension.
Students of the university had staged a peaceful
protest, lecture boycott and media campaign against the poor state of
infrastructurein the school.
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