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    Publisher Returns to Popular UI Hostel He Stayed 29 Years Ago; Regrets Deterioration

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    Iyanda returned to his room at Sultan Bello Hall in University of Ibadan after 29 years
    • Safiu Kehinde
    Nigerian media entrepreneur and QED Magazine Publisher, Olumide Iyanda, has decried the deteriorating state of the popular University of Ibadan hostel, Sultan Bello Hall, following his return to the hostel where he stayed 29 years ago as a student.
    Iyanda lamented over the poor condition he met the hostel in a post shared on his Instagram handle on Monday.
    The journalist recalled his time at the hostel which was considered an envy of students in other hostels.
    “I visited Sultan Bello Hall, University of Ibadan, last week. It was my first time back in 29 years. I returned to my old room, A22 – the famed Jam Temple – where we made music, produced a magazine many loved to hate and forged friendships far too strong to fade.

    “I spent some of the best years of my life in UI, and Bello was the home I never thought I’d find.
    “The hall rewarded my service – some say notoriety – by giving me the freedom to choose which room I stayed in throughout my time in the university.

    “Every Bellite carried himself with the nobility and grace that occupants of halls like Zoo (aka Zik) and Independence couldn’t imagine. Even our neighbours in Kuti, Tedder and Mellanby wished they were us.” He wrote.

    Iyanda maintained that the hostel had been robbed of its magnificence as he recounted the ordeal of the students currently living in the hostel.
    While the hostel is still considered a centre of attention, the QED Publisher called for government intervention as well as the university management and parents’ involvement in the affairs of the hostel.

    Iyanda however described his return to the hostel as one of the best things he had done this year.

    “Unfortunately, the Bello Hall I saw last week wasn’t much to look at. The rapid deterioration of the school’s historic structures has robbed it of its magnificence. Some of the few students I spoke with say they are just making the best of a bad situation.

    “The government, university management and even parents have much to learn from some privately run hostels.

    “Still, Bello stands as the centre of attention because of its location and history.

    “Going back is one of the best things I have done this year. I may even return to the WhatsApp group of ex-Bellites I exited a few years ago because some members (who probably squatted at Zik Hall at some point) made it unbearable.” He added.
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    Safiu Kehinde is a Graduate of Mass Communications. He is passionate about accurate reporting and interested in investigating socio-political issues.

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