The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has condemned the University of Ibadan (UI) for suspending three students, Ayodele Aduwo, Mide Gbadegesin, and Nice Linus, for holding placards that read “No To Fee Hike” during a students’ gathering.
According to CAPPA, Aduwo and Gbadegesin were suspended for four semesters after appearing before the university’s Central Disciplinary Committee. The organization described the suspension as a victimization of the students for exercising their constitutional rights to freedom of thought and expression.
CAPPA accused the university of using authoritarian tactics to stifle legitimate dissent, noting that universities should be sanctuaries of free inquiry and rigorous debate. The organization called for the immediate and unconditional reinstatement of the suspended students.
The suspension has sparked outrage, with CAPPA urging civil society organizations, labour unions, and human rights defenders to rise in defence of the students and the principle of academic freedom.
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The organization lamented that the University of Ibadan, once a bastion of intellectual courage, is tarnishing its image by suppressing dissenting voices.
CAPPA’s Assistant Executive Director, Zikora Ibeh, described the fee hike as “brutal” and “exploitative,” noting that it has pushed students from working-class families to the edge. Ibeh called on the university to address the welfare of students instead of suppressing their voices.
The organization vowed to continue standing with the suspended students and amplify their voices to every forum possible.
