There was unrest on the
campus of Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State, southwest Nigeria, on
Friday, 28 November, 2014 as students of the institution hauled stones
and sticks at President Goodluck Jonathan during his visit to the
campus.
President Jonathan, notable traditional rulers in the southwest and
politicians had attended the Yoruba Unity Summit organised by the
Committee on Yoruba Progress, southwest geo-political zone of the
country where the president was endorsed for his re-election in the 2015
general election.But the placard-wielding students of the institution who had converged at the Oduduwa Hall, venue of the conference to protest what they termed “rot in the educational sector” booed and stoned President Jonathan while entering the presidential chopper few minutes after the summit.
The irate protesters were shouting “ole” “ole” (“thief”, “thief”) at the president and other notable politicians who attended the event.
They displayed placards with inscriptions like: “We Condemn Jos Killing of Students, Students Are Not Chicken”, Don’t Sell Education As You Sold Electricity.”, We Demand Total Reversal of 2014 Hiked School Fees, We are Not Responsible For Jonathan’s Ineptitude.” among other inscriptions.