Students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan in Oyo are protesting the
decision of the Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde to rename the institution after
a former governor of old Oyo.
On 26 June 2025, the Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, renamed The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State after Omololu Olunloyo, a late former governor of the old Oyo state.
At the commendation service for the late Olunloyo, held at
the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Makinde said the renaming was to honour Olunloyo
for his service to the institution as the pioneer rector.
He added that Olunloyo contributed his quota to the
development of the state during and after his short tenure as the governor.
Makinde described the deceased as a technocrat, a true
leader, a patriotic citizen and a man with a deep sense of culture.
However, the renaming has stirred disturbance among students
of the polytechnic who took to the streets on protest on Tuesday, 1 July, 2025.
The protest, which began on the morning of the 1st of July,
saw hundreds of students block the main entrance gates of the institution and
the busy Sango-Eleyele Road.
This left many commuters, residents, and even staff stranded,
disrupting traffic flow in the state capital.
As a result, the Oyo State Road Transport Management Agency
(OYRTMA) has advised motorists to use alternative routes to avoid the affected
areas.
Many articles are being trooped out to refute the reasons to
rename such legend and historic institution after somebody, claiming it is an
act of killing a great history of the society. Each history has come to stay to
make the whole society great together.
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