Many public and private institutions including banks and schools on Monday complied with the directives of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to down tools, thus paralyzing a series of activities in Oyo state.
The main gates to the Oyo State Government Secretariat, Agodi, were also locked, forcing owners of vehicles who had activities to carry out, to park their vehicles outside and beside the roads. Police and security agents positioned their vehicles at strategic locations within the area to prevent any breakdown of law and order.
At the University of Ibadan, all gates were locked, just as all the faculties and lecture rooms were firmly locked. All schools both public and private within the premises of the institution could not open as well.
The students of many public schools including the International School, UI; Oba Akinbiyi Model School, Oremeji, Ibadan; St Gabriel School, Mokola; New Eden Primary School, and Baptist Academy UI; Orogun Grammar School, Orogun and Kajorepo Community High School, Kajorepo, Orogun, Ibadan, who had resumed in schools were sent back home.
The ongoing WAEC examinations were however held with senior staff of the schools on ground to monitor the exercise.
At the Polytechnic Ibadan, although the Joint Action Committee which comprises all the academic and non-academic unions had ended their three-day warning strike last Friday, all offices and classrooms were shut in compliance with the NLC strike.
Many banks at Mokola, Agbowo, Dugbe, Sango, Challenge, Olorunsogo, Ring Road etc shut their gates against customers who were there to transact business. At GT Bank opposite the University of Ibadan, many customers were seen standing within the premises of the bank but were not given access to the banking hall.
Entrances to many primary and secondary schools were locked while students who were turned back were seen loitering outside the fence of their schools, as well as, on streets. Most private businesses however opened and rendered services.
Being essential service providers, public hospitals were however open to patients. At the University College Hospital (UCH), medical activities were being discharged as patients were seen moving in and out. Same for the State General Hospitals at Yemetu and Adeoyo. Reports from other zones in the state were alike where activities were paralyzed by the strike.