Thousands of students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta on Thursday morning blocked
the four lanes Abeokuta - Siun - Sagamu road, trapping hundreds of vehicles wanting
to leave or enter the state capital.
The students who obstructed the traffic flow on both sides of the road at the point
of entrance to the Oke Mosan Governor's Office, Abeokuta with their buses, were
protesting the nationwide strike embarked upon polytechnic lecturers across the
country.
The protest was led by the Students Union Government President, Anbdul- Gafar
Adeleye and other executives. They had embarked upon the peaceful protest to the
Governor's Office, to plead with Senator Ibikunle Amosun to prevail on the lecturers
of MAPOLY to back out of the strike like their counterparts in some institutions.
Lecturers of the state - owned institution had joined the month old strike in
compliance with the directive from their national body, to compel the State and
Federal Governments among other issues, to enlongate the retirement age of
polytechnic teachers as well as halt the disparity in treatment by employers of
labour between graduates of polytechnics and that of the universities.
Source: The Nation
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