Group condemns Ajimobi over face-off with LAUTECH students

…..calls for immediate re-opening of the institution
An Osun State based Civil Society Organization (CSO), the Civil
Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State (CSCEOS) has
strongly condemned the way and manner in which the Oyo State Governor,
Mr. Abiola Ajimobi handled the recent peaceful protest of the Students
of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH),Ogbomoso
jointly owned by Oyo and Osun states over closure of the citadel of
learning for period of eight months.

The group, however, called for immediate re-opening of the institution
without further delaying, condemning the nonchalantant attitude of
the Osun State governor,Mr. Rauf Aregbesola and his Oyo State
counterpart,Mr. Abiola Ajimobi, on the plight of the affected Students
who have been at home for the past eight(8) months as a result of
illegal closure of the institution.

In a statement issued and signed by the group’s Chairman, Comrade
Adeniyi,Alimi Sulaiman which a copy was made available to Journalists
on Monday on the reactions that trailed the attitude of Governor
Ajimobi while addressing the protesting Students, maintained that the
governor displayed the executive recklessness, tyranny and arrogance,
adding that the attitude of Ajimobi was unbecoming of a responsive and
responsible leader.

The statement further stressed that the illegal closure of the
Institution owned by two Sates in the last eight months, shown the
leadership failure in two States presently, advising the two State
governments to stop the abracadabra of assuming “Constituted
Authority” by doing the needful of re-opening of the institution in
the interest and future of the affected Students.

It described the action of Mr. Ajimobi as unconstitutional,
undemocratic, ungodly, satanic, anathema, abomination and crime
against God and humanity, saying that the power in a democratic era
belongs to the people and Governor Ajimobi should stop displaying of
love for power while failing in his responsibility as a leader.

It then saluted the courage of the Students of LAUTECH, Ogbomoso for
setting out to fight for their right and future, advised the affected
Students to be law abiding in the cause of their agitation to
pressurize for their home demand, noting that the Students were guided
by the Constitutional provisions in a constitutional democracy like
ours.

It therefore urging the two owners’ governors to be guided by the
spirit of fairness and justice and stop behaving as if they were above
the law of the land,advising them to look for way of re-opening of the
institution in no distance time.