Cash Scarcity: Kwara Polytechnic Suspends Exams

The Kwara State Polytechnic Management has shut down the institution for about 29 days following the Wednesday protest at Apata Yakuba and the polytechnic axis over the Naira scarcity.

The institution has also postponed its ongoing semester examinations till after the general elections.

The institution’s Public Relations Officer, Halimat Garba, in a statement on Thursday, urged the students to stay away from the campus between Wednesday, February 15, 2023, and Tuesday, March 14, 2023.

According to her, the school is closed down to allow students to perform their civic responsibility by participating in the forthcoming general elections and in line with the directive from the Federal Ministry of Education for the security of staff, students and property of the institutions.

The statement reads, “Following the hardship being experienced by Nigerians due to the persistent fuel and naira scarcity across the country, the Management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has postponed the ongoing first semester examinations in the institution till after the general elections.

“The decision was to make life comfortable and bearable for its students and ensure they didn’t miss any examination due to unforeseen circumstances.

“Students of the polytechnic will stay away from the campus from today Wednesday 15th February 2023 to Tuesday 14th March 2023 to allow its students to perform its civic responsibility by participating in the forthcoming general elections

“The decision was to make life comfortable and bearable for its students and ensure they didn’t miss any examination due to unforeseen circumstances.

“Students of the polytechnic will stay away from the campus from today Wednesday 15th February 2023 to Tuesday 14th March 2023 to allow its students to perform its civic responsibility by participating in the forthcoming general elections."