landlords groan over neglect of their accommodation, go fetish
Olasunkanmi Akinlotan
Strong indications have emerged that the decision of the management of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic to admit sizeable number of students in order to aide qualitative education in the institution has left a bitter taste in the mouth of the landlords of houses in students residential areas.
It was observed that since students population has reduce, the students have deserted the not-conducive accommodations for the conducive ones.
Press Club MAPOLY reliably observed that many rooms in houses in Oluwo, Onikolobo, Oloke and Panseke where students are mostly have been deserted.
This development began in it shadow last year when the ‘wind of change’ began to blow in the institution under the leadership of the present Rector Prof Oludele Itiola .
During an investigation conducted by the Press Club MAPOLY it was discovered that the landlords are not comfortable with the development as they were alleged to have begin moves to use fetish powers to bring students to their houses.
Speaking with a Business administration student who identified herself as Ajoke, she said, “I am happy with the development on campus we have conducive environments which has been aiding our prompt assimilation during studies.
“Infact our rector should be called no other name other than God-sent, because he has improved the status of the school even beyond its national contemporaries to international contenders.
When asked concerning the recent situation of students’ accommodation, Ajoke further expressed pleasure in the decision of the management in cutting the number of intakes in the institution.
“This development has really cut our landlords to size and it has made them treat us as students that we are and not slaves as they used to do.”
Another student who spoke with Campus Press told our reporter that there are fillers that some landlords are on the move to hypnotise students to make them prefer their house(s) to others.
“In fact, with this rector I am proud of this institution and he has successfully cut our landlords to size and also make them understand that without the students they are nobody to be called the ‘big men’ they parade themselves to be.
“Infact I heard that they have started seeking fetish power to lure students to their houses.”
Speaking with another Marketing student, Taiwo Oluwole, she said, “well for me, I only feel for the students who took the forms but denied admission.
“But I appreciate the fact that such move has done us good because it has made life in school enjoyable for students although there are still issues but it a good development.”
A landlord Mr Jelili who reluctantly spoke to Campus Press at Oluwo, one of the student-populated areas in the city said “although it is affecting us as landlords but even in recession the prices of things have shown that the population of MAPOLY students have reduced because the ego of the traders have capsized.”