The University of Ibadan Student Union (UISU) has decided to suspend its ongoing protest against the recent hike in school fees.
The decision came after a meeting between the student union leaders and the university management on Saturday, August 30, 2024.
The Union’s president, Aweda Bolaji, communicated the suspension in an internal memorandum, detailing the resolutions reached during the discussions.
According to the memo, the university management agreed to extend the deadline for school fee payments, which was initially set for September 4, 2024, by an additional three weeks.
The extension gives students more time to settle their fees amid the ongoing economic challenges.
Furthermore, the first semester examinations, which were scheduled to commence on September 2, 2024, have also been postponed by three weeks.
The UISU president noted in the memo that while the governing council’s decision on the fee hike remains unchanged, the union believes the extension offers a reprieve for students.
The memo read, “At the meeting with University Management yesterday 30th of August, 2024, the following resolution was reached:
“The deadline for the school fees payment earlier slated for 4th September has been extended by three weeks.
“In same vein, the first semester examinations scheduled to start 2nd September 2024 have also been moved by 3 weeks.
“In consideration of the foregoing, the union suspends the protest earlier embarked on.
“While the decision of the governing council of the University on school fees cannot be changed, we enjoined to make the three weeks extension to sort their fees and prepare for the examination.”
The students started the protest on July 16 and 17 to press home their demands against the school fee increment, demanding the reversal of fees.
However, the approval of the fees by the governing council spurred the students to begin another protest, which commenced on Thursday and is now on the third day.
