By Ahmed Ameedat
Students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, in Oyo State, are currently staging a protest over the renaming of their institution to Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic.
The demonstration has caused significant disruption, leaving hundreds of commuters stranded along the busy Sango-Eleyele Road in Ibadan.
The renaming was announced by Governor Seyi Makinde in honour of the late former governor of the old Oyo State, Omololu Olunloyo, who passed away at the age of 89. Olunloyo was notably the first Ibadan indigene to hold the position of governor in the state.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that the protesting students have blocked both the main gates of the institution and the adjoining Sango-Eleyele Road, halting vehicular and pedestrian movement in the area.
