University, OOU, Ogun State, Sunday ordered the
reopening of the school.
The school was shut in August based on the
orders of Governor Ibikunle Amosun after students
demanded a further reduction in their school fees.
Head, Corporate Affairs Division, Vice-
Chancellor’s Office of the University, Niyi
Oduwole, said the reopening was based on the
approval of the university’s governing council.
He announced that lectures are to start on
September, 29, in continuation of the suspended
2013/2014 academic session.
According to the statement, the Students Union
Government had in 2008 signed an agreement
with the then state government to increase
school fees by 20 per cent annually.
The official said in response to recent students
demand for a 40 per cent downward review of the
current fees, the state government reduced the
fees by about 40 per cent and, in some cases,
down to 60 per cent, as well as abolished the
dichotomy between indigenes and non-indigenes.
He said the new arrangement was to start in the
2014/2015 session since there was no budgetary
provision for the short fall in the current year’s
financial appropriation, a stance the students
protested.
The statement disclosed that students’ union
government had now agreed with the university
management on the fees and the commencement
date of 2014/2015 session.
All returning students are expected to sign an
undertaking to be of good behaviour while an
investigating panel would be set up to look at the
immediate and remote causes of the disturbances
and suggest ways of preventing such in the
future.
“It may also recommend appropriate sanctions for
anyone that might have violated his matriculation
oath. All returning students are to check the
university website for details of fees payment
guidelines for the session”, Oduwole said.
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