- By Kamil Opeyemi
“Following the refusal of students of the University of Benin to shift grounds on their demands for twenty-four hours supply of electricity and more, considered unrealistic by the University’s Senate, the University has shut down academic activities indefinitely,”
Authorities of the University of Benin, have on Thursday shut down the institution over the refusal of the students to end their protests over electricity supply.
The students had in their thousands, massed on the major roads around the campus insisting that the university must supply them electricity 24 hours of the day.
The institution has said the demand is not realistic in view of the current supply nature in the country.
The institution’s Public Relations Officer, Benedicta Ehanire, said the shutdown does not affect the non-academic staff in a statement released on the matter.
“Following the refusal of students of the University of Benin to shift grounds on their demands for twenty-four hours supply of electricity and more, considered unrealistic by the University’s Senate, the University has shut down academic activities indefinitely,” the statement read.
The institution therefore directed all students to vacate their hostels.
“Students are to vacate the hostels immediately while all the relevant units of the University are to take note and comply. However, non-teaching staff and staff on essential duties are not affected by the shutdown.”