OSPOLY: Osun Govt. Promises Resumption Of Academic Activities As Student Stage Protest

Kazeem Badmus

THE Osun State Government on Thursday, promised the resumpon of academic ac vi es at Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, next week Monday.

Deputy Governor of the state, Prince Kola Adewusi, made the promise while addressing protes ng students of the ins tu on at the entrance of the State Secretariat, Abere.

OSUN DEFENDER had reported that the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, OSPOLY chapter had on July 25, 2023, suspended academic ac vi es indefinitely over the suspension of the polytechnic’s Rector, Dr Tajudeen Odetayo.

Odetayo was on July 24, 2023, in a le er signed by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Educa on, Kehinde Jimoh, suspended for alleged gross misappropriaon of funds and abuse of office.

The students, majority of whom were wri ng their exams before the suspension of academic ac vi es, embarked on protest yesterday, asking Governor Ademola Adeleke to resolve is-