Osun Students cries as unaccredited courses looms fear, academic activities shut down

The Students of Osun State College of Health Technology ILESA, engage in a peaceful protest today, 7th October 2019 which involved students from Environmental Health Department and Dental Therapy students, VAM Online News reports. 

The protest which commence as early as 6:30am where students demonstrated their grievances and locked the entrance gate of the campus leading to the suspension of academic activities by the management as they lamented on their demands as the management have been procrastinating their demands since.

Students of Osun State College of Health Technology ILESA protest

The demands of the students include;

The Immediate accreditation of Dental Therapy course, which was introduced by the college in 2015 as a 4 years course, that lack accreditation to enable the admitted students via 2015 to be able to graduate in 2019, proposed and expected year of graduation while the management doesn't even provide solution till date on the problem.

Immediate accreditation of Environmental Health Technology cadre, the course which was stated to be National Diploma ND and Higher National Diploma HND, which suffers accreditation from NATIONAL BOARD OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION NBTE to enables students that graduated with HND proceed with their colleagues from various institutions to participate in the National Youth Service corps.

Immediate accreditation and implementation of National Examination to Health Technicians Students. Whose course of study begins from 2years as an Health Assistant, then they will further with additional 2years in Health Technician. Wherefore both passing out examination is all about state examination.

Students of Osun State College of Health Technology ILESA Protest

During the protest, Journalist from Unique FM 103.1 and Voices Air Media Online News came for the coverage of the students and the students leaders engaged with them, stating their demand to them and they promised to air the lamentation on radio and Digital Newspaper.

The Department of State Security Service also came during the protest and engage the students to ask the status quo regarding protest, they stated their demand and after the deliberation. They left also with the spirit of solidarity.

The Nigeria police force from Ijamo station also came to intervene during the protest, which the students leader engage them with the reason on why they are protesting. They also left in solidarity.

The Head of Department of the concerns students were also present during the protest but they can not provide solution to the question or there demands.

The provost Dr. F.M Olaoye and his Deputy T.O Ola came but the students did not listen as they are tired of the fake promises made to know. Since the beginning of the year and no physical execution has been made towards it.

Students of Osun State College of Health Technology ILESA protest

The protest was later dispatch around 4pm as the students lamented that, they only want to see the Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Health, as they turn deaf to the engagement of the provost, deputy post, Head of Department,  Dean of students affair among others..

The students thereby promise to continue the days of Rage until there demands are met..

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