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July 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM #80677
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KeymasterThe management of Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, formerly known as The Polytechnic, Ibadan, has issued a stern warning to students against participating in any protest scheduled for Tuesday, July 9, 2025.
In a statement released on Monday by the institution’s Acting Registrar and Secretary to the Council, Mr. Joseph Ogunjimi, the management urged parents and guardians to caution their children and wards, noting that any disruptive activity would not be tolerated.
The move comes after the institution was officially renamed by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, in honour of the late former governor, Dr. Omololu Olunloyo, who passed away at the age of 89. The renaming triggered a protest last week by students who disrupted academic and administrative activities across campus.
During the protest, students marched to the Governor’s Office at the Secretariat in Agodi, demanding that the former name of the institution be reinstated.
Holding placards with messages such as “Revert The Name Now,” “We Are Not Consulted,” and “Our Identity, Our Pride,” the protesters argued that the decision was made without student input and undermined the institution’s heritage.
In response, the school management released a new statement titled: “Poly Management Cautions Students’ Union on Planned Protest, Advises Parents to Call Them to Order.”
The statement disclosed that the school had received credible information suggesting that students were planning to lock the campus gates as a renewed show of resistance.
“The management advises the Students’ Union and the entire student body not to be involved in any protest or closure of the gates leading to the institution,” the statement read.
“Any protest or action deemed contrary to the interest of the institution or the government will not be tolerated. Such acts will be treated as a direct challenge to authority.”
The management also revealed that security agencies have been mobilised to work with the school’s internal security team to ensure peace and order are maintained.
Parents and guardians were again urged to discourage their wards from engaging in any activity that could jeopardise the peace and stability of the institution.
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