The management of the Polytechnic Ibadan on Sunday suspended all the activities in the institution over risen insecurity in the state.
However, the ongoing second semester examination continues despite the closure of the institution.
A statement by the public relations officer of the institution, Adewole Soladoye and signed by the registrar, Mrs Modupe Theresa Fawale, said “the efforts is to monitor the security temperature within the Institution and its environment.”
According to the statement, all public activities including conferences and seminars and workshops in the Institution and its environment have been suspended.
The statement reads; “The Authorities of The Polytechnic, Ibadan have suspended all public activities including conferences and seminars and workshops in the Institution and its environment until further notice apart from the ongoing second semester examinations.
Fawale who is the Registrar and Secretary to the Council said the decision is part of efforts to monitor the security temperature within the Institution and its environment.
The statement further disclosed that the decision is also part of efforts to curtail and monitor the continued Covid-19 precautions.
“By this, all Deans of Faculties, Directors, Heads of Departments, religious bodies, Students’ Union, students’ Representative Counci, all staff and members of the public are to kindly abide by this directive which takes effect from Sunday, 27th of June.”
