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Monday 31 March 2014

University of Abuja students protest lack of water, power

Students of the University of Abuja on Monday protested the lack power and water supply to the permanent campus site of the university.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that more than 1,000 students gathered on the campus about 8am on Monday and barricaded road leading to the Senate building and classes.

Some of them told NAN that the protest became necessary because the school authorities had not provided power and water at the campus for three months running. Continue...


Mr Mike Ajeoja, a Theatre student, said those of them living in hostel at the permanent site had no power and water for the past three months.

Ajeoja said they had drawn the attention of the school management to their plight, but nothing had been done to address the situation.
“We are left with no choice then to come out and tell the world our problems.
“We will not stop the protest unless our problems are solved,” he said.
A female student, who pleaded for anonymity, said she had not had her bath for some days as a result of lack of water.

According to her, some of students use sachet water to bath, cook and even wash clothes.
“We are tired of staying without water and light. We wear squeezed clothes to the classes and we do not want such situation to continue,” she added.

The Information Officer of the school, Mr Waziri Garba, confirmed the situation to NAN on telephone, saying the students were protesting lack of power and water supply in the school.
Garba, however, appealed to them to remain calm, assuring that the school management was already taking steps to resolve the problem.

Meanwhile, Baro Ahmad, the Business Manager, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, Gwagwalada, said it was not true that the school had no power for three months running.
He blamed power outage on the campus on some electrical problems which, he said, the company was working on.

Ahmad assured the students and school management that steady power would be restored to the campus.
“By 4 p.m. today (Monday), there will be steady power supply to the permanent site,” he said.

(NAN)

61 comments:

Unknown said...

University of Abuja abi Gwagwalada university (uni gwas) The authorities r not trying, even nasarawa poly is better off

Unknown said...

Water is essential o, I beg make them give then wat they deserve. ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥♡thanks ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥ 

Bonita Bislam said...

PoWer of unionism.

Alloy Chikezie said...

Lack of water and power, as its the norm with all Nigerian public university


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BONARIOS BABY said...

Imagine so they were waiting for those students to protest b4 dey do smthing.after paying sch fees and utility bills what a foolish govt and this is coming from a whole FCT #shame#

www.9jahub.com said...

una doh..e go beta

www.9jahub.com said...

the land is green

Amarachukwu. said...

That's naija for u oooOo

Toronto Finest said...

Na today? When God said let there be light...Nigeria wasn't exist. So live with it too bad tho

Anonymous said...

Is not a small something o!
Yet they claim to be in capital city Make we hear abegi..
SMH


~~Marilyn

Swagg isimemen said...

Ok criminals politicians do u hear them? mtcheeeew

Anonymous said...

So glad im south African.Going a day without a bath? Yuck!!!

Anonymous said...

My school..Graduated from that school

Anonymous said...

Umu ewu won't go out ad look fr water to bath ad do other tins com ad tk mi urine keep waiting

Anonymous said...

The school authority should try and provide the resources

Anonymous said...

Na wa oh for this kine country oh, wey all our papa and mama dem wey go school during white man time wey know life sweet no even wan make we enjoy atol, and @ mr Baro must we always want to defend what its not abeg make una do sumtin oh before things go worse

Okoro said...

And, has the problem being solved?

Unknown said...

A whole capital territory? Na real wah oo!!!!

Anonymous said...

I hate this 419 country called Nigeria. Don't think I can ever come visit anymore. Jagajaga. Take a good look at the future of d country suffering. Why? He this country God. All these selfish dictators Una se

Anonymous said...

When the capital city of a country is lacking in basic infrastructure, you can't bother to wonder about other places.

Debbie Chelsea said...

Na wa oooo

Anonymous said...

Imagine,a university at the fct,no light and water. This is bad wallahi!!!

ary said...

Well they got the attention of the government now.

electric umuagbara said...

Schooling in nigeria is lik walking from bayelsa to chad

ocean garden said...

If only our leaders wud do d rgt thing, nigeria wil b better

electric umuagbara said...

Schooling in nigeria is lik walking from bayelsa to chad

IBK said...

Must they wait til students protest bfr doing d right tin???? By today(monday) 4pm light wil b restored its 12am now(Tuesday) has it bin restored now...Happy New Month Everyone

Anonymous said...

Boko boyz go use opportunity now oo. Make dem calm down oo biko kwa.

TOUCH OF RAY said...

this sounds like a common factor in Madonna university, who would hear our voices talk less listen to us. Gone are those days anyways

paschal said...

Uni abuja is just a joke, Not a school. U'll spend 5years for a four year course there. Stupid useless school, unserious lecturers and dumb students. Dey are all dummies, except a few reasonable ones. I pray dey get serious someday and stop joking with d students future.

Anonymous said...

the issue of light and water as bn a serious issue we've been battling for almost 3mnths nw,we only use gen which is around 7pm and 12am..evriday,it asnt bn easy multitasking during ds periods,promises upon promises bt all to nothing...from a reliable source,d schul is owing nepa a huge sum of money,nw deir alternative is to tap from lokoja...

Anonymous said...

WOW, HOPE IT GETS RESOLVED 'COS THAT SOUNDS REALLY UNHEALTHY.

Anonymous said...

Have not hard your bathe for days?with such a setting am guessing cooking would now be a rigorous chore and you wonder why many of them won't make first class..."Mental exhaustion" is wht it is,! #chEezyjayne

Anonymous said...

Na waooo, what is happening to our institutions. .... Basic amenities 'Babu'

Crystal said...

Pls oooh they should'nt cause another problem so the school won't be shut down again. I have spent 8years running a part time programme scheduled for just 5yrs. one year.., one sementer!! Imagine from 2007 till now. If not fr the love of God, I wouldn't have been in my finals..smh

Unknown said...

Hmmmm,jst imagining the girl who has not had her bath4 days,hmmmm hw wl dt tin smell lk?????





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Zenki brown said...

†Ñ’ξ on̶̲̥̅̊lγ̲̣̣̥ thin̲̅g they understand is protest! Imagine 3months ☀f ₪o lite ₪o water.

Unknown said...

No light and water for three month and after all the wahala, no job..... I thought there strike was about this very matter, God, is obvious that nigerian students are passing through hell.....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

Unknown said...

They should protest and never stop untill dey achieve success....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

SaphicDerrida said...

Three months is whale too much! What happens to power generating sets which have found their way even in PHCN offices?
This is what happens when fabulously incompetent people are regaled in the attires of leaders. I am sure the management of the said school swim everyday in constant power and water supply while the students read with lamps and bath with their saliva. Should GEJ be lashed with the blame also!?
Btw, with the rate of protest, chaos is imminent.

Anonymous said...

Omg hisssss dis Skool dead

tomisyn said...

It's so bad what has become of our Nigerian universities dah management aint ready to take any positive step until students have protested and vandalised school properties...buh since dahz d only way dey'd listen,guess it has to continue

julie said...

So if dey didnt protest, there wouldn't have been light? foolish pple.

Anonymous said...

Did they have to wait 4 a protest b4 something had 2 b done? Some dull people will insult Jonathan nw as though he's in charge of administration in d sch.

Unknown said...

What a disgrace. Imagine this happening at the University of Nairobi or Johannesburg. This university is supposed to be the face of tertiary education in Nigeria.

fly guy said...

Dat mr ahmad must be stupid, electrical fault 4 3 months, naija and incompetence smh

Unknown said...

After the protest the problem will be fixed but I asure you its ust for a while. After school you will still go home to witness the same problem I wonder what they will do then. The country is a mess

Anonymous said...

300 years from now, this country called Nigeria still won't get better. It's not a curse. Smaller countries in Africa are coming to catch up with Nigeria and leave her behind.

Ebube God said...

Dats my school oo though av graduated pls Adelabu(VC) do something

Dupino said...

Unibuja wot is wrong nw. na only una dey naija nii?

Anonymous said...

Linda na wa ooo!!! I'm @ p.syt na..does pics are old pics from d previous protest,(engineern wahala) + who is dat female studnt dat has nt had her bath?? Big lie!!! Fine we've nt had light for 3mnths now,@least we still dey see water..

princenho said...

hmmmm no wonder, pls they shld do something about it fast, just for the sake of the girls. plssssss

AnnMarie said...

They really need to do something about it, its not fair at all

Ariesbabe said...

Oh plsss, shut d fuck up! N dnt eva cm hia again †̥☺ make useless comments lyk dis 1 til u learn hw †̥☺ read n write beta english

Anonymous said...

Die already with Ur stupid English am sure its ur english dat caused dis crisis #dazzlingAk#

Anonymous said...

Stupid school, going there was my biggest mistake, only runs dey knw

Unknown said...

Na wa ooo. The school should at least provide these basic amenities for the students to learn properly. may God help us.

Nkem said...

Being an insider, I know that this sort of issue will have everything to do with a VC who has twisted his priorities, a council more interested in construction and procurement contracts than in supervising the administration and a docile SUG. Uniabuja has been in the news too often for all the wrong reasons, lost accreditation, terrible living conditions etc. They should be in their permanent site now, abeg the FCT top guns should halt this embarrassment.

Anonymous said...

bt abeg mke unah no dy insult my Open Uni..@least we are badder dn ds..

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