Hundreds of students from the University of Ibadan in Oyo State have staged a peaceful protest against the ongoing 82-day power outage at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan.

UCH serves as the teaching hospital for UI’s medical students.

Reports indicate that UCH has been facing a power outage for over a year due to outstanding debts owed to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC).

The power supply was disconnected by IBEDC in March 2024 due to unpaid electricity bills, and the hospital was also cut off in November 2023 for the same reason.

The power has not been restored since the disconnections.

On Wednesday morning, the students organized a peaceful protest to voice their dissatisfaction with the ongoing issue at the hospital.

The protest was led by the President of the Students’ Union, Bolaji Aweda, who explained that the students have been directly impacted by the situation.

“We are protesting against what is happening. And, of course, our students are affected.

“For 82 days, there has been no light at UCH, and this is due to the inability of UCH to pay its electricity bill to IBEDC.

“IBEDC has demanded that UCH settle its debt before they will restore power,” he said