‘I’m mentally fit’

The Students’ Union President of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in Ijagun, Ogun State, Sunday Ekeyokpa, has denied being mentally unstable from the injury he sustained during the June 10 protest on campus.

A paper reported on June 16 that Ekeyokpa was injured during the students’ protest over the management’s decision that they must pay up their tuition fees before sitting for examination. The aggrieved students were said to have paid their fees but the university e-portal did not confirm their payment while the authorities insisted no student must be allowed into the halls without evidence of payment.

In a press release obtained by CAMPUSLIFE, Ekeyokpa decried the false report.

He said: “I believe the press should serve as the voice of the voiceless and not a means to satisfy the need of a politician who derives joy in causing chaos among the student populace.”

“I seize this opportunity to tell the world that I am mentally fit and sound. The Ogun State Hospitals Management has carried out a series of tests on me and I was issued a certificate of fitness,” the statement read in part.

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