Jos Crisis: Oyo Govt Evacuates 85 Students From UNIJOS
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, received 85 students of the University of Jos, who are indigenes of the state, evacuated from the troubled Plateau State.
The governor, represented by his Chief of Staff, Honourable Segun Ogunwuyi, assured the students that the state government would always do everything within its capacity to protect the lives and properties of its indigenes and residents.
Governor Makinde had, at the weekend, ordered the evacuation of the students of Oyo State origin, having deployed his Special Assistant (Students Affairs), Victor Olojede, to Jos, to lead the evacuation.
Makinde, in a statement by his media aide, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, reassured the evacuees that the state would always be proactive in protecting the lives of its indigenes and residents, irrespective of their places of residence or locations.
The evacuees were brought into the Governor’s Office, Ibadan, in two buses owned by the Oyo State Pacesetter Transport Company, just as they expressed joy and appreciation to the governor for bringing them out of the troubled zone.
While addressing the students, the governor said that the whole process evidently proved that his administration is quite committed to the wellbeing of Oyo State indigenes.
In his remarks, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Students’ Matters, Olojede, commended Governor Makinde for providing all that were needed in accomplishing the task.
He appreciated the good gesture and the commitment of the state government to its students across the nation, adding that the students were grateful for the kind gesture.
The leader of the evacuees who is also the president, National Oduduwa Students Association, UNIJOS Chapter, Kolawole Paul, described Governor Makinde as an exceptional leader who will never subject his people to any form of hardship.
