Hundreds of students of the University of Ibadan [UI] have staged a peaceful protest against the 82-day power outage at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan.
Reports said that medical students from UI are trained at the UCH, which is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University.
UCH has been experiencing a power outage for the past year due to debts owed to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC.
IBEDC cut off the supply of power to the hospital in March 2024 because of unpaid electricity bills.
The electricity distribution company also disconnected the hospital’s power supply in November 2023 for the same reason.
The power supply has yet o be restored as of press time.
A report by Daily Post correspondent, who is on the ground in Ibadan, said that students from the University of Ibadan staged the peaceful protest early Wednesday morning to express their dissatisfaction with the situation at the hospital.
The students were led by the President of the Students’ Union, SU, Bolaji Aweda.
Aweda stated that students of the institution had been directly affected.
“We are protesting against what is happening. In addition, of course, our students are affected.
“For 82 days, there has been no light at UCH, and this is due to the inability of UCH to pay its electricity bill to IBEDC.
“IBEDC has demanded that UCH settle its debt before they will restore power,” he said.
Stay ahead with the latest updates! Join The ConclaveNG on WhatsApp and Telegram for real-time news alerts, breaking stories, and exclusive content delivered straight to your phone. Don’t miss a headline — subscribe now!
