Why Petroleum Training Institute Students Stage Mass Protest

 

The students of Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State took to the streets in the morning of February 11, 2014, Tuesday, to protest against the continuous black out and lack of water in the school for three months.

The students initiated the protest at about 7.30 a.m., demanding that the school authority find immediate solution to their plight, especially considering the fact that examination is coming soon.

Vanguard reports that the students have been allegedly angered by the claim that the school spends N9m to pay electricity bill and another N3m on diesel on a monthly basis.

They claimed there was no justification for such huge expenses, as the school is always in darkness, occasioned by lack of electricity supply.

The school was still under lock and key at the time of writing this article, lecturers and other management staff were stranded outside the school premises.

The appeal by the principal of the institute, Mrs. N’Denar, did not clam down the protesters, who demanded an assurance from higher authorities.

It would be noted this is the second time in three years that the PTI students would be staging the protest due to lack of electricity supply and portable water on campus.