Update: Bowen University Protest
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Following a recent violent protest at Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, TOBI AWORINDE writes that students of the school are dissatisfied over a number of recent developments
In 1999, when private universities were licensed in Nigeria, many had lost hope in government-owned universities. This was as a result of frequent strikes by university workers, poor facilities, campus cultism and a wave of corruption, where bribing for marks had become commonplace. Consequently, academic programmes that were meant to run for four years dragged on for six or seven years.
Parents and other stakeholders saw the advent of private universities as not just an option, but a worthwhile investment, despite the relative huge costs. The private universities came with many advantages that included uninterrupted academic calendar, absence of workers’ strikes and a firm control of campus activities that eliminated campus cults and put a tab on immoral conduct.
But this perception of private universities was recently challenged, when some students of one of the older private universities, Bowen University, Iwo in Osun State, resorted to violence to protest conditions on campus. The protest, according to the university authorities, resulted in damage to private and public property worth N50m.
Source: Punch News
In 1999, when private universities were licensed in Nigeria, many had lost hope in government-owned universities. This was as a result of frequent strikes by university workers, poor facilities, campus cultism and a wave of corruption, where bribing for marks had become commonplace. Consequently, academic programmes that were meant to run for four years dragged on for six or seven years.
Parents and other stakeholders saw the advent of private universities as not just an option, but a worthwhile investment, despite the relative huge costs. The private universities came with many advantages that included uninterrupted academic calendar, absence of workers’ strikes and a firm control of campus activities that eliminated campus cults and put a tab on immoral conduct.
But this perception of private universities was recently challenged, when some students of one of the older private universities, Bowen University, Iwo in Osun State, resorted to violence to protest conditions on campus. The protest, according to the university authorities, resulted in damage to private and public property worth N50m.
Source: Punch News
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