The University of Ibadan chapter of the Education Rights Campaign (ERC) has expressed concern over the facilities at the school, which it has characterized as being in terrible shape.

The group said that since the university's reopening for the start of physical academic activities on March 20, 2023, it had been aware of the institution's terrible welfare conditions.

The ERC reported that the campus's water and electrical systems are still dysfunctional.

The situation, it said, has made some college facilities, including restrooms, lecture halls, and restrooms, worse off.

These revelations were made by ERC in a statement that was signed by its branch secretary, Comrade Alesh Debs.

Debs stressed in the statement provided to the media on Friday that the university's bad condition will have an adverse effect on both the academic performance and health of the majority of the students on campus.

"Since the reopening of the university for the commencement of physical academic activities on 20th March 2023, we of the Education Rights Campaign, ERC, University of Ibadan chapter have noticed the continuous poor welfare condition on campus.

“Electricity and water supplies across the campus have remained epileptic, something which has worsened the condition of certain facilities like toilets, bathrooms and lecture rooms across the campus.

“ERC finds this so worrisome and disturbing given the inevitable consequence this will have on both the academic performance and health condition of the mass of students on campus,” he said.

When contacted, Joke Akinpelu, principal assistant registrar for public communications at the university, said that the institution's inadequate electrical supply was not unusual.

“That electricity is epileptic is not peculiar to UI, it is a nationwide problem. Last year, the IBEDC gave UI The Best Customer of the Year Award for consistent payment of bills, which sometimes may be as high as 70 million naira. We spend so much on diesel to power the generating sets to lessen the effects of the power outage.

“Management will welcome advice from the ERC on how to ameliorate the situation rather than complaining, please. We are all stakeholders in the situation, and everybody knows that it is not a profit-oriented business. Thank you for reaching out to me,” she said.