Academic and other activities were on Tuesday morning put on hold at the main campus of The Polytechnic Ibadan as the students took to the streets to protest the renaming of The institution to Victor Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic Ibadan by Governor Seyi Makinde.
The Nation reports the Governor, while speaking at the interdenominational service in honour of Late Ex-Governor Omololu Olunloyo, announced the renaming of the institution after the former Governor for his contribution to the growth of the education sector in the state and the country as a whole
Olunloyo was the first Rector of the Institution as well as the Commissioner in the old Western region.
Commuters and motorists were subjected to untold hardship as they were forced to trek a long distance.
The enraged students have insisted that the situation would remain the same until the governor reverse his decision.
Also, the students staged a roadblock at Sango Junction, thereby obstructing vehicular movement
As at the time of this report, the students have stormed the Oyo State Government Secretariat with placards and singing solidarity songs to expressed their displeasure.
The students also forced security operatives to shut the entrance gates of the state Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.
As at the time of this report, the protesting students stil lay siege at the Secretariat
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