Students' union demonstrates in Osun against inadequate electricity provision

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…Threatens Mega Southwest Demonstration

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By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo

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Students under the banner of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) staged a protest in Osogbo, Osun State, on Wednesday, demanding an end to the country’s worsening electricity supply.

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Led by Zone D Coordinator, Comrade Josiah Adeyemo, the protesters marched from Ataoja, Ogo-Oluwa, Fakunle, through Olaiya to the IBEDC regional office at Station Road, carrying placards with slogans such as “Stop Epileptic Power Supply”, “Increase Power Output”, and “Fix Our Power Now”.

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Speaking to journalists at Olaiya, Adeyemo said the protest was aimed at drawing attention to the impact of erratic electricity on students’ academic performance and the livelihoods of their families.

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“We are here to register our displeasure over the current electricity crisis nationwide. Students cannot thrive in darkness. Electricity is a basic necessity for academic and societal success,” Adeyemo said.

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He urged President Bola Tinubu to intervene and restore stable power supply, warning that the protest was only a preliminary action. “If our calls are ignored, we are prepared to mobilize on a much larger scale across the Southwest,” he added.

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Supporting the call, Ogunsola Adewale, South-West Coordinator of the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS), said the student population in the region could stage a mass demonstration at IBEDC if the authorities failed to act on NANS’ demands.

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The protest underscores growing frustration among students over Nigeria’s epileptic power supply, which they say threatens both education and economic activities.

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