University, Ile Ife, Mr. Isaac Ibikunle, has described as falsehood
the report in some quarters that students of the university hurled
stones and other missiles at President Goodluck Jonathan during his
visit to the campus on Friday.
The SUG president spoke in an interview with our
correspondent in Osogbo on Saturday.
He said that students of the university insisted on
discussing with Jonathan on the increment of the fees charged by the
school and the President obliged.
He said, "We read some reports that the President was stoned, booed
and harassed when he came to our campus. This is not correct.
"Security personnel initially prevented us from seeing the president
but we insisted that we wanted to discuss with him and we were allowed
to see him.
"We told him that the increment was too high, and gave him a petition
concerning the exorbitant fees and he assured us that he would act on
it fast.
"I asked Mr. President to come down from the car and address us and he
came down. He is our president, we did not harass him." Ibikunle added
that the President was even hailed by the students and those present
when his helicopter was taking off at the university's sports Centre.
He also said that no traditional ruler was embarrassed contrary to the
reports in some online media.
Some Yoruba leaders held a summit at the Oduduwa Hall of the OAU and
Jonathan was invited as a special guest of honour at the event, which
had the Ooni of Ife,
Oba Okunade Sijuwade and other prominent obas and Yourua leaders in attendance.
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