The Students’ Union Government of the Federal University Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, has warned any group or individual against plans to carry out any gathering in the institution.
FUOYE SUG President, James Adio; General Secretary, Ayorinde Alao; and the Public Relations Officer, David Abiola, stated in a statement made available on Sunday that the students’ body would not sit back and watch any unauthorised gathering on campus and disruption of peace and academic activities.
The SUG officials, in the statement titled “Letter of resistance and warning against National Youth Council of Nigeria protest within FUOYE”, specifically cautioned NYCN leadership against “plans to turn FUOYE into a theatre of protests and gatherings.”
The students stated, “The university community is not a ground for political mobilisation or external agitation. Therefore, no external body or association is permitted to conduct protests or gatherings within the institution without the explicit approval of the SUG.”
The students’ body, which warned of dire consequences should the NYCN and its cohort gather on the university for any protest and disrupt the academic peace and stability being enjoyed on campus, threatened to take all necessary measures against NYCN, including disciplinary and legal actions, to protect the sanctity of the FUOYE environment.
The students’ statement reads in part, “The attention of FUOYE SUG has been drawn to the proposed protest being incubated by the NYCN within or around our university premises.
“We wish to categorically state that FUOYE is an academic environment dedicated to learning, research and development, not a ground for political mobilisation or external agitation.
“Therefore, no external body or association is permitted to conduct protests or gatherings within the institution without the explicit approval of the SUG.
“Your (NYCN) proposed activity is unauthorised, unnecessary and capable of disrupting the peace, order, and stability currently enjoyed within our campus community. This, therefore, serves both as a resistance and an official warning.
“The FUOYE SUG demands that the NYCN immediately suspend all plans of protest or mobilisation within or around FUOYE because we have seen no means by which it will aid in bringing a better campus life to all FUOYEITES (students).
“Any disregard of this warning will be viewed as a deliberate act of provocation and trespass, and the union, in collaboration with the university management and relevant security agencies, will take all necessary measures, including disciplinary and legal actions, to protect the sanctity of our university environment.
“We urge the NYCN to respect the autonomy of our institution and to seek engagement through peaceful and lawful channels rather than confrontation. FUOYE remains committed to peace, stability, and dialogue in the pursuit of progress.”
Recall that the NYCN, Ekiti Chapter, has vowed to embark on a mass protest at FUOYE main campus on Monday, November 3, 2025, over allegations of abuse of office against the Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Abayomi Fasina.
NYCN Ekiti Chapter Chairman, Segun Bankole and General Secretary, Silas Olawale, had in a statement at the weekend stated that the council’s office would be temporarily relocated to the main campus of FUOYE for the protest until the demands of young people in the state were met.
The Youth Council, which said the Monday protest is coming after exhausting all official channels, had stated, “We will remain there in peaceful mass protest until our demands are met”.
