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Academic and other activities were on Tuesday morning put on hold at the main campus of The Polytechnic Ibadan as the students took to the streets to protest the renaming of The institution to Victor Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic Ibadan by Governor Seyi Makinde.

The Nation reports the Governor, while speaking at the interdenominational service in honour of Late Ex-Governor Omololu Olunloyo, announced the renaming of the institution after the former Governor for his contribution to the growth of the education sector in the state and the country as a whole 

Olunloyo was the first Rector of the Institution as well as the Commissioner in the old Western region.

However, the decision of the Governor to name the institution after him has been trail with controversies.

While some sections of the public applauded the Governor for his decision others vehemently opposed it.

Aside the students, the Alumni are also divided over the action of the government.

This development has reliably gathered led to the decision of the enraged students to paralyze the academic and other related activities on the campus.

It was gathered that, the South and North campus gates of the Institution were put under lock and key as at the time of this report.

The development has deprived the people access to the institution.

Commuters and motorists were subjected to untold hardship as they were forced to trek a long distance.

The enraged students have insisted that the situation would remain the same until the governor reverse his decision.

Also, the students staged a roadblock at Sango Junction, thereby obstructing vehicular movement

As at the time of this report, the students have stormed the Oyo State Government Secretariat with placards and singing solidarity songs to expressed their displeasure.

The students also forced security operatives to shut the entrance gates of the state Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.

As at the time of this report, the protesting students stil lay siege at the Secretariat. 

Students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan have trooped out en mass to protest the decision of Governor Seyi Makinde to rename the institution after one of his predecessors, late Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo.

The Oyo State Government has appointed Mr Adewunmi Ogunjimi as Acting Registrar and Mr David Taiwo as Acting Bursar of The Polytechnic, Ibadan. 

The appointment letters of the duo conveying the approval of the Oyo Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology on behalf of the State Government, dated 8th April was signed by the Acting Rector of the Institution, Dr Taiwo Lasisi.

Ogunjimi, a seasoned Administrator, until his acting appointment was the Deputy Registrar, Directorate of Academic Affairs of The Polytechnic.

He is a 1986 graduate of the University of Ife now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife where he bagged a B.Sc degree in Psychology and capped it in 2005 with a MSc in Industrial Psychology at the Premier University, University of Ibadan. For his secondary school education, he attended Prospect High School, Aba Nla between 1973 and 1978.

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An administrative Wizard, Ogunjimi who joined the services of The Polytechnic, Ibadan as Administrative Officer II rose through the ranks and along the line occupied several positions of responsibility ranging from Asst. Registrar; Senior Staff Establishment (1996-1997), Senior Asst. Registrar; Admissions Unit (1997-1999), Faculty Officer, Business and Communication Studies (2000-3003), Faculty Officer; Financial Management Studies (2003-2006), Principal Asst. Registrar; Students’ Affairs (2007-2008), Deputy Registrar; Students’ Affairs (2008-2010), Head of Registry Department, Adeseun Ogundoyin Campus now Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa (2010-2014).

A doyen of Staff and Students, Ogunjimi is a member of many professional bodies and has several honorary awards to his credit. The Acting Registrar is happily married and blessed with children.

The Acting Bursar, Mr David Taiwo was until his appointment a Chief Accountant with The Polytechnic, Ibadan. 

He joined the services of The Polytechnic, Ibadan from the Nigerian Brewery PLC in March 1994 as an Accountant II. He rose through the ranks to the position of Chief Accountant in 2015. Mr David Taiwo holds HND, B.Sc and MSc in Accounting. He is a Fellow Chattered Accountant (FCE).

He had held several positions of responsibility within the Bursary Department such as Head of Treasury Unit and until his appointment, Head of Final Accounts Unit. He is happily married and blessed with responsible children.