OAU Students Union announces 72-hour lecture boycott

The Great Ife Students’ Union has resolved to embark on a 72-hour lecture boycott starting from Tuesday, 14th April 2026 to Thursday, 16th April 2026.

This decision was reached after a one-week observatory mode, a Congress held on Thursday, 9th April 2026 at Faj Café, and subsequent meetings of the Central Executive Council (CEC), Hall Executive Council (HEC), and the Students’ Representative Council (SRC).

Reason for the Boycott

The Union expressed strong dissatisfaction with the new transportation system introduced by the University management, citing severe conditions affecting students, including:

• Inadequate coverage of the campus
• Persistent shortage of operational tricycles and buses
• Overcrowding and discomfort
• Insufficient drivers

Despite several engagements with the University management and repeated assurances, the situation remains unresolved.

Our Demands

• Provision of more vehicles to cater for the over 35,000 members of the University community.
• Immediate reintroduction of the existing transport system until demand 1 is met.
• Proper implementation of the new transport system to guarantee adequate, affordable, and reliable intra-campus mobility for all students.
• Full consultation with the Students’ Union leadership before any further major changes to campus transportation.

The Union leadership has stated that it will review the situation at the end of the 72-hour boycott. Further actions, such as a possible mass protest/march, shall be considered if the management fails to address the demands satisfactorily within this period.

“We urge all students to comply fully with the 72-hour lecture boycott. Your support and steadfastness remain our greatest strength. We also call on all well-meaning stakeholders and sister unions to support this peaceful and legitimate struggle for improved student welfare,” the statement read.

Signed:

Adelani David Oluwatodimu
President

Habeed Oke Isa
Secretary General

Great Ife Students’ Union
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
All correspondence should be directed to Ken Saro Wiwa Building, Office of the Secretary General