IBADAN, OYO– The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Trainees (NANS), South-West Zone D, has strongly condemned the management of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, over the questionable suspension of a number of trainees.
The disciplined undergrads had actually reportedly taken part in a serene demonstration versus the unexpected moving of two core medical departments.
In a fierce joint declaration released on Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Ibadan, the student body explained the university’s punitive actions as an effort to daunt the trainee population.
The text was signed by NANS South-West Planner, Adeyemo Josiah; General Secretary, Ojetola Babatunde; and Public Relations Officer, Olugbemi Timothy.
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The crisis originates from a recent administrative policy directive by the LAUTECH management ordering the instant transfer of the Anatomy and Physiology Departments away from the prestigious College of Health Sciences into the Professors of Pure and Applied Sciences.
Impacted undergrads released a demonstration, arguing that the abrupt adjustment brings heavy financial concerns, makes complex intra-campus transportation logistics, and severely disrupts their established academic tracks.
NANS exposed that its local authorities had previously intervened to broker a peace deal in between the students and management, making the abrupt disciplinary letters highly disappointing.
Extreme Four-Semester Charges Trigger Backlash
The pinnacle trainee association defined the heavy-handed four-semester (two-academic-year) suspension slapped on the activists as extreme, disproportionate, and an offense of the concepts of fair hearing and restorative justice.
NANS also drew attention to the extended suspension of the LAUTECH Trainees’ Union Government (SUG), keeping in mind that the required absence of a main union has actually widened the interaction gap between management and students, developing preventable tensions.
The Authorities Demands Tabled by NANS South-West:
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Immediate Reversal: Genuine lifting and evaluation of the four-semester suspensions released to the trainee protesters.
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Useful Dialogue: Opening an immediate roundtable discussion between the university management and the agents of the impacted departments.
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SUG Remediation: Setting a clear, binding timeline to bring back democratic trainee unionism at the organization.
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Anti-Victimization Promise: An instant halt to any more intimidation of students expressing authentic complaints.
To back its words with action, NANS South-West has actually formally declared a mass mobilization, promising to lead a major solidarity delegation to inhabit the LAUTECH Ogbomoso school on Monday, June 8, 2026.
The apex trainee body specified that the well-being, rights, and self-respect of Nigerian students stay non-negotiable.
While specifying they stay confident that the university’s management will select discussion over severe sanctions, the union cautioned that student leaders will remain on the ground at Ogbomoso till all suspension letters are clearly withdrawn.