AN OPEN LETTER TO THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF KWARA STATE ON THE RELOCATION OF THE NYSC ORIENTATION CAMP AND THE ASSAULT ON PEACEFUL STUDENT PROTESTERS


Your Excellency,

This letter is written with a heavy heart and a clear conscience. It is written not out of hatred, but out of responsibility to truth, to justice, and to the future of Kwara State.

Governance must be guided by reason, consultation, and empathy. Sadly, the decision to relocate the NYSC Orientation Camp to Kwara State Polytechnic exposes a troubling absence of these principles. Kwara State is not short of alternatives. Institutions such as SAPATI, ARMTI, and NCAM possess adequate facilities and do not run regular academic programs like the Polytechnic. 

SAPATI, in particular, is largely unused and should have been the most logical temporary option. The failure to consider these alternatives raises a fundamental question: were education stakeholders, intellectuals, and student representatives consulted before this decision was taken?


The aftermath of this decision has been chaotic and painful. Students were invited back to campus, only to be sent home abruptly. This inconsistency is not just poor administration, it is disrespectful. It disrupts academic calendars, wastes scarce resources, and subjects young people to unnecessary emotional stress. A government that treats students this way sends the message that education is expendable.

What is even more alarming is what followed. Students, exercising their constitutional right to peaceful protest, came out to express legitimate grievances. Instead of dialogue and engagement, they were met with tear gas. This is an assault on civic expression and a stain on democratic governance. Peaceful protest is not a crime. Students are not enemies of the state. Tear gas has no place in conversations that demand listening.

When a government responds to peaceful dissent with force, it reveals fear not strength. It deepens mistrust, escalates tension, and widens the gap between leadership and the youth. History has shown repeatedly that suppressing young voices does not silence truth; it amplifies it.


Your Excellency, leadership is tested in moments like this. True leadership listens, reflects, and corrects course. It protects students, not intimidates them. It values education as a pillar of development, not a convenience to be displaced. Kwara State deserves governance that is thoughtful, humane, and intellectually grounded.

This open letter is a call for reflection and immediate corrective action. Reconsider the use of Kwara State Polytechnic as an NYSC camp. Engage relevant stakeholders, de-escalate tensions and restore trust. Above all, respect the dignity of students whose only demand is fairness.

The youth of Kwara State are watching. History is recording. The choice before you is clear.

Respectfully,

Adio Odunjo Obbo-Ile
Concerned Citizen & Youth Leader, PDP Kwara State



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