THE UNIVERSITY OF ILESA: A DREAM BETRAYED

The establishment of the University of Ilesa was a long-cherished dream of the Ijesa people. For decades, Ijesaland clamored for a state-owned university not as a luxury, but as a necessity — to avert the suffering of our kinsmen who were forced to travel far from home in search of higher education. Parents sold lands and properties to educate their children outside Ijesaland. Our brilliant sons and daughters were denied opportunities because distance and cost became barriers. The university was supposed to be the answer to that pain.
Today, the University of Ilesa stands as a state-owned institution. Yet, it has earned an unfortunate distinction: it is the most expensive public university throughout Nigeria. The very people for whom it was conceived — the sons and daughters of Ijesaland — now struggle to afford its fees. The dream of accessible education is slipping away, replaced by a harsh reality where our own children are priced out of the institution built on Ijesa soil.

To compound this pain, the politics of employment at the university has deepened the wounds. Immediately this Incumbent government came to power, the recruitment pattern shifted drastically. Reports indicate that as much as 60% of people working in the University of Ilesa are from Ede. The Ijesa people who fought, lobbied, and sacrificed for this university have been sidelined in the staffing of the very institution they birthed.

This is not just about jobs; it is about justice, fairness, and the soul of Ijesaland. A university meant to heal the suffering of Ijesa kinsmen cannot become an instrument that benefits others while excluding the host community. The cries that led to the creation of the University of Ilesa must not be ignored now that the institution is here.

The Ijesa people deserve better. We deserve affordable education for our children and equitable employment for our qualified sons and daughters. The University of Ilesa must reflect the dreams of those who clamored for it, not become a monument to their marginalization!

By ~ Comr.Olowe Williams Rotimi 

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