Days back, came to a halt due to
students’ unrest over what they
described as ‘exorbitant rates by the
vendors.’
The peaceful protest was said to have
commenced on Sunday evening.
According to an official of UNILAG
vendors association, “some students
came yesterday and asked us to lock our
shops complaining that our prices are
too exorbitant. But they should have
resorted to dialogue first before asking
us to lock up.”
The Assistant General Secretary of the
law society, Mr. Dare Adeojo said: “This is
a very welcome development, and we
are well within our rights.
“We have declared a 24-hour boycott
and lock down of the shops within the
campus. How can we buy noodles for
N80 when it’s being sold at N60 outside?
And why should pure water be N10?”
Another vendor said: “When we came
here in 1996, it cost about N16,000 per
annum to rent a shop. About five years
ago, the rates moved up.
“Now it costs between N80,000 and
N100,000 to rent a shop. The electricity
bills are also very high.”
Deputy Dean of the university, Dr. A. K.
Adebayo, said: “The school management
is meeting with some of the student
leaders as we speak, and very soon, the
matter will be resolved.”
“We just instructed that the shops
should be closed down to avoid any
unwanted incidents in the best interests
of everyone involved.”
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