Hike in hostel fee: Ibadan Poly students protest, block secretariat
•We’ll resolve all issues — Oyo govt STUDENTS of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, yesterday, blocked roads within and around the Oyo State Secretariat, over a hike in the amount payable as hostel fee. The students, carrying placards with various inscriptions, were seen chanting anti-government songs to register their displeasure, while they forced their way into the Governor's Office premises, saying that the activities of the consultant has slowed down the growth of the school. One of the protesting students, who spoke with Vanguard in confidence, said: "We normally pay N30,000 for accommodation every session but for those who don’t want to stay in the hostel, they pay N5,000 refusal fee. "But the management just woke up and said that it has increased the refusal fee from N5,000 to N15,000." Corroborating the first speaker, another student said; "We should have concluded our exams last year but we couldn’t commence because the management did not have money for logistic...