Students’ Protest: RSCOHSMT Shuts Down Campus

The management of the Rivers State College of Health Science and Management Technology, has shut down the college with the directive that all students of the college vacate the college premises until further notice.
This followed the students’ protest over lack of basic amenities in the institution, last week.
Provost of the college, Prof. Franklin Nlerum, said the directive was to forestall the breakdown of law and order in the case of any further Protest.
Nlerum said: “The students have refused any appeal by the management of the college to get back to their classrooms. They made initial request that they do not have water and light but management has restored water and light to the campus. We don’t understand what they are still looking for.
“ Since they have refused to listen to the request of management to come back to classroom and let things be done normally, management felt that there is no need to make trouble with them especially since they have also threatened that from next week they will be on the road. “Management does not want any student to be hurt and because we know that hoodlums may hijack it. That is why we have said that they can go home for now while management is meeting and discussing on how to address the agitation”, the provost said. 
It would be recalled that students began the protest Tuesday, last week, with a threat to continue this week beginning from today if their demands are not met.

By: Lady Godknows Ogbulu