𝐎𝐀𝐔 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐤𝐞’𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭

A final-year student at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Joshua Temitope Oladepo, has alleged that his name was removed from the 2025 graduation list because he joined a protest against the visit of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to the campus.

Oladepo said he had cleared all academic requirements and paid the convocation fee of ₦40,000, but his name no longer appeared on the convocation portal. He believes this action was taken as punishment for participating in the protest, where students opposed Wike’s Distinguished Personality Lecture held on June 5, 2025.

OAU management, however, denied that protesting students were arrested, saying they were only escorted out of the venue. Reports indicate that Joshua and another student were briefly detained before being handed over to the police and later released.