Students of the University of Ibadan, UI, in Oyo State have staged a peaceful protest against the 82-day power outage at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan.
The students in their numbers were led by the President of the Students’ Union, SU, Bolaji Aweda.
Speaking with journalists, Aweda stated that students of the institution have been directly affected.
“We are protesting against what is happening. And, of course, our students are affected.
“For 82 days, there has been no light at UCH, and this is due to the inability of UCH to pay its electricity bill to IBEDC.
“IBEDC has demanded that UCH settle its debt before they will restore power,” the President of the Students’ Union stated.
UCH is the teaching hospital where medical students from UI are trained.
The college hospital has been experiencing a power outage for the past year due to debts owed to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC.
