The management of the Polytechnic, Ibadan has postponed the first-semester examination for the 2019/2020 academic session, earlier scheduled for October 12 to October 19, after some protesting students stormed the school environment on Monday, October 12.
The examination was to be written by the HND II students in the Faculties of Business and Communication Studies, and Environmental Studies of the Polytechnic.
The aggrieved students took to the streets to express their displeasure with the directives of the school management to commence examination upon resumption, which they said was unfair. According to the students, they have been experiencing difficulty in tuition payment and a faulty school portal which has reportedly hindered them from registering for their first-semester examination. They locked out their lecturers and other members of staff from gaining access to the school.
Consequent to the protest, the school management decided to postpone the examinations to enable students, who were unable to meet the registration and tuition payment deadline to do so.
The Registrar of the institution, Mrs. Modupe Fawale, directed students experiencing registration challenges to visit the accredited ICT centers while encouraging them to observe all COVID-19 protocols.
Mrs. Fawale further advised students to observe examination etiquettes as any form of examination malpractice will be sanctioned.
