OAU students deny stoning Jonathan

The President, Students Union Government of Obafemi
Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Mr. Isaac Ibikunle, has
described as falsehood the report in some quarters that
students of the university hurled stones and other missiles
at President Goodluck Jonathan during his visit to the
campus on Friday.
The SUG president spoke in an interview with our
correspondent in Osogbo on Saturday.
He said that students of the university insisted on discussing
with Jonathan on the increment of the fees charged by the
school and the President obliged.
He said, “We read some reports that the President was
stoned, booed and harassed when he came to our campus.
This is not correct.
“Security personnel initially prevented us from seeing the
president but we insisted that we wanted to discuss with
him and we were allowed to see him.
“We told him that the increment was too high, and gave
him a petition concerning the exorbitant fees and he assured
us that he would act on it fast.
“I asked Mr. President to come down from the car and
address us and he came down. He is our president, we
did not harass him.”
Ibikunle added that the President was even hailed by the
students and those present when his helicopter was taking
off at the university’s sports centre.
He also said that no traditional ruler was embarrassed
contrary to the reports in some online media.
Some Yoruba leaders held a summit at the Oduduwa
Hall of the OAU and Jonathan was invited as a special
guest of honour at the event which had the Ooni of Ife,
Oba Okunade Sijuwade and other prominent obas and
Yourua leaders in attendance.