- By Tunde Jr Ade
In the early hours of February 20th 2020, Students were seen trooping in with their beddings and luggage with smiles and a sense of utter relief. After the long wait and the deficiency for accommodation, students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, finally witness the hostels coming to life for the 2019/2020 academic session .
It is worth note, that Olori Hall took this bold step earlier on to open the hostel with the Remita reciept pending the time the official reciept was released. It is without question that the Olori Hall is a pace setter, and its all Kudos to the compassionate Hall Warden.
Orisun Hall of Residence followed shortly while the other two joined subsequently. In a short conversation with some students, here’s what some students had to say about the final opening of hostels.
Press: How do u feel with the opening of the hostel.
Student: though the hostel was opened late and coming for lectures from moniya was not an easy task for me when lectures start by 8 in the morning, but now am happy and I can take my time to rest not thinking about the traffic jam on the road the next day that may want to delay my coming to class early.
Another correspondent spoke to a resident of Olori Hall, and she responded.
Press: you have been staying in the hostel for the past 3days, what can you say has been your experience.
Student : staying in a room with 4 different people with different character is an experience for me, but me staying in the hostel were I paid the fee and having the sole right in the room as my partner also brings a sense of freedom to make decision especially on what I would eat without thinking of whether the others will appreciate or not.
Press: as a new student on campus, what can you say has been your experience before the opening of the hostel?
student: firstly, it’s very difficult for me to meet up with early morning classes because I was staying with my uncle at olodo Ibadan, secondly, the long queue at sango motor park to school is another experience on it’s own. But now I can get to class without bothering about transport fare or going late to class and without having to join a long queue of students waiting to board the bus.
However, several comments were made by staylite who are willing to stay in the hostel ,thus the Students’ Affairs is there as the right and best authority to guide and give students modus operandi on the allocation of hotels.
