Drama as OAU students stone President Jonathan, Ekiti Obas & Gov. Fayose & chased them out of lle-Ife

In what seems a wild reaction to the polity ailed with
hopelessness and frustration, the students of the Obafemi
Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, on Friday last week, took their
anger to the Oduduwa a Hall of the university where they
unleashed a dose of despondency on President Goodluck
Jonathan.
A group calling themselves Concerned Yoruba Leaders, within
PDP in the South West, had planned a one-day conference to
drum support for President Jonathan’s second term. Venue was
the Oduduwa Hall.
As the President arrived for the programme, the students, who
had planned very well to unleash their anger against Jonathan,
had laid siege to the premises of the hall. As he alighted from
his vehicle, hail of stones greeted the President.
The authorities of the school calmed down the restive students
temporarily to “cool their temper” until Governor Ayo Fayose of
Ekiti State arrived the campus followed by two 52-seater Ashok
Leyland school buses loaded with Ekiti Obas.
Fayose was so confident that the students would receive him
with open hands. But as he arrived the campus with a horde of
his boys in another bus shouting “oshoko oshoko”, the enraged
students of Ife in large numbers rushed towards his entourage
and dealt a vicious assault on them.
He was lucky to run for his life, as his security aides shielded
and ferried him to the hall. But the Obas, some of whom had
already disembarked from the buses, were not so lucky, as the
students descended on them. Instantly, one of the buses made
a detour and immediately took some of the Obas out of Ile-Ife,
but Oba Adamo Babalola of Itaji Ekiti and Alara of Aramoko Ekiti
were not lucky, as the vehicle with which they came drove off
in a high speed, leaving the duo behind.
One of the Obas quickly removed his beads and gave his horse
tail to his security guard to disguise his identity, and Dipo
Anisulowo came to the rescue of one of the Obas, as he helped
to carry his crown inside a nylon bag back to Ekiti State.
Eventually, one of the stranded Obas was later seen in the town
by the road side trying to catch Ado Ekiti-bound bus.
However, the students that had earlier mellowed down,
regrouped and waited for the President for Part 2 of anti-
Jonathan drama. Within minutes, the students had taken over
the long stretch of road leading to the town from their campus.,
and the programme was abruptly brought to a close as
Jonathan and his handlers hurried into waiting helicopters that
ferried Jonathan, Fayose and other leaders and supporters out
of the campus amid shouts of “ole ole ole”
OAU Ile-Ife students today displayed what they are noted for: to
humiliate corrupt and inept leaders who are making life
uncomfortable for them and who care less about what future
holds for young Nigerians.