IBADAN, OYO– The management of the National Association of Nigerian Trainees (NANS), South-West Zone D, has strongly condemned the management of the Ladoke Akintola University of Innovation (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, over the controversial suspension of several trainees.
The disciplined undergraduates had supposedly taken part in a peaceful demonstration versus the sudden relocation of 2 core medical departments.
In a strong joint statement released on Sunday, June 7, 2026, in Ibadan, the student body explained the university’s punitive actions as an effort to intimidate the student population.
The text was signed by NANS South-West Organizer, 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 purchasing the immediate transfer of the Anatomy and Physiology Departments far from the prominent College of Health Sciences into the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences.
Affected undergraduates released a protest, arguing that the abrupt realignment carries heavy financial concerns, makes complex intra-campus transport logistics, and badly disrupts their recognized scholastic tracks.
NANS exposed that its local officials had actually previously intervened to broker a peace deal in between the students and management, making the unexpected disciplinary letters highly frustrating.
Serious Four-Semester Penalties Trigger Reaction
The pinnacle student association defined the heavy-handed four-semester (two-academic-year) suspension slapped on the activists as extreme, disproportionate, and an offense of the principles of reasonable hearing and corrective justice.
NANS likewise accentuated the prolonged suspension of the LAUTECH Students’ Union Federal Government (SUG), keeping in mind that the forced absence of a main union has widened the communication space in between management and students, creating avoidable stress.
The Official Demands Tabled by NANS South-West:
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Immediate Reversal: Unconditional lifting and review of the four-semester suspensions issued to the trainee protesters.
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Useful Dialogue: Opening an instant roundtable discussion between the university management and the representatives of the impacted departments.
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SUG Restoration: Setting a clear, binding timeline to bring back democratic student unionism at the institution.
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Anti-Victimization Pledge: An instant halt to any further intimidation of trainees expressing authentic complaints.
To back its words with action, NANS South-West has actually formally stated a mass mobilization, swearing to lead a major solidarity delegation to occupy the LAUTECH Ogbomoso campus on Monday, June 8, 2026.
The apex student body specified that the welfare, rights, and self-respect of Nigerian trainees remain non-negotiable.
While specifying they stay hopeful that the university’s management will select discussion over severe sanctions, the union warned that student leaders will remain on the ground at Ogbomoso until all suspension letters are clearly withdrawn.