Education

EKSU suspends academic activities over late registration fee protest

The management of Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, has suspended academic activities in the institution for two weeks.

The university management gave the directive after a protest by the students over a N5,000 late registration fee imposed on them by the institution on Tuesday, April 11.

The students, while expressing grievance at the imposition of the fee, shut the university gate preventing both lecturers and students from gaining entry into the premises.

The angry students also barricaded all roads leading to the university.

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Reacting to the development, the EKSU Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Edward Olanipekun, in a statement issued by the university’s spokesperson, Bode Olofinmuagun, directed all students to vacate the campus with immediate effect.

“The Vice-Chancellor, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Professor Edward Olanipekun, on behalf of the university Senate, has approved the suspension of academic activities on campus for two weeks with effect from today, 11th April.

“Arising from the above, all students of the university are ordered to vacate the campus premises immediately and should not be seen within the campus premises for the next two weeks,” he noted.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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