YABATECH declares 22-day holiday for elections

The Yaba College of Technology, Lagos, has
directed its full-time and part-time students to
proceed on a 22-day holiday to enable them to
exercise their civic rights during next month’s
general elections.
This was contained in a bulletin by Head, Public
Relations Unit of the college, Mr Charles Oni.
According to the bulletin, the holiday will start
from February 11 and end on March 4.
It also stated that hostels and lecture theatres
would be under lock and key throughout the
period.
The bulletin quoted the Rector of the college, Dr
Margaret Ladipo, as appealing to the students to
comport themselves during the holiday.
Mixed reactions, however, trailed the
announcement, as some students said the holiday
would disrupt the second semester academic
calendar.
Others commended the management for being
safety conscious and allowing students, who are
not residents in Lagos to travel for the elections.
Miss Ronke Adeyemi, a National Diploma, Science
and Laboratory Technology part-time student,
told the News Agency of Nigeria, that it was a
good decision.
“It is a good decision and I am happy with it. It is
very risky for us to stay on campus during the
elections because anything can happen.
“I will use the period to read and prepare for my
test because as soon as we resume in March, we
are starting our test,’’ she said.
Another student, who pleaded anonymity, said the
holidays was too long and would deny the
students the opportunity to receive enough
lectures and prepare for examinations.
The National Diploma Textile Technology student
said the holiday should be reduced to 10 days in
the interest of the students.
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Source: Punch