Outrage is building over the deplorable state of hostels at the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, as students and youth groups...
Outrage is building over the deplorable state of hostels at the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, as students and youth groups accuse the state government and school management of neglect and deception.
A viral video obtained by SaharaReporters captured Comrade Issa Abdulgafar, Chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Kwara State Chapter, visibly shocked during an inspection of the hostels.
“Are you sure students are living here?” Abdulgafar asked while surveying crumbling walls, broken bunk beds, and rooms filled with a foul stench.
“This is supposed to be a professional health institution. Yet students are living in this condition. And the same management wants to increase their school fees. This is not acceptable.”
The NANS chairman condemned the school’s administration for allegedly collecting fees while failing to provide basic living conditions. He stressed that a health institution training future healthcare workers should not be operating in such unhygienic and unsafe environments.
In the same breath, Abdulgafar warned that the situation reflects a broader disregard for student welfare in the state.
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The Kwara South Youth Congress (KSYC) also weighed in, accusing the state government of attempting to cover up the crisis rather than addressing it.
In a statement by KSYC spokesperson, Adejare Bashir, the group criticised Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s media aide, Fafoluyi Olayinka, for allegedly circulating misleading images online in a bid to downplay the hostel conditions.
“A responsible government would have sent officials to the school to engage directly with affected students. Instead, we received a misleading media post from Olayinka using images from a hospital in Osun State,” Bashir said.
He described the act as “a calculated deception”, adding that it further erodes public trust in the government.
“What are they trying to achieve with such deception? Who are they attempting to impress—the vulnerable students or the affluent citizens of Offa?” he asked.
Bashir warned that any governance built on manipulation and propaganda rather than real intervention is dangerous to democracy.
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Both NANS and KSYC are demanding immediate intervention from Governor AbdulRazaq.
“If the government is unable or unwilling to provide necessary support, it should at least refrain from obstructing those who wish to help,” Bashir said.
As tension rises, student protests are looming, and political observers warn that failure to address the issue could impact the administration’s image heading into the 2027 elections.
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