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Students of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, on Monday, stormed the office of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, to protest the ongoing accidents and deaths of their colleagues due to the poor condition of the Ifaki–Oye–Ikole Road.
The placard-carrying students gave FERMA and the Federal Government a 48-hour ultimatum to commence repairs on the federal road or face consequences, as they threatened to occupy the road, making it impassable for other users.
Led by the Students’ Union Government President, Mary Abiodun, FUOYE students lamented what they described as “the severe harm caused to our student population, resulting in the loss of over 10 students in fatal accidents,” including the death of a recent graduate last week.
Among the inscriptions on their placards were “FUOYE students’ lives matter,” “Repair Oye-Ikole federal road now,” “Enough is enough,” “President Tinubu, save our students’ lives,” “Stop neglect of our infrastructure,” and “FERMA in Ekiti State is useless.”
