The management of The Polytechnic Ibadan on Sunday suspended all the activities in the institution over insecurity in the state.
However, the polytechnic said the ongoing second semester examination would continue despite the closure of the institution.
The institution announced this on Sunday in a statement by its Registrar, Module Fawale, the statement was made available to journalists by its Public Relationship Officer, Adewole Oladoye.
Fawale, who is the Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council of the institution said the decision was part of the efforts to “monitor the security temperature within the Institution and its environment.”
The statement further disclosed that the decision was also part of efforts to curtail and monitor the continued Covid-19 precautions.
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.
“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.”
