OAU: Long queues as students lament transportation challenges

Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, have decried long queues and delays in movement across campus following the introduction of compressed natural gas-powered vehicles by the management.

The development comes days after the Students’ Union suspended a 72-hour lecture boycott held between April 14 and April 16, 2026, to protest transportation challenges affecting academic activities and daily movement.

The transport changes followed the donation of 80 CNG buses and tricycles by the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, aimed at improving mobility within the university.

However, students say the implementation has created fresh challenges, particularly with the restriction of intra-campus transport to the new vehicles.

Videos circulating online on Monday show long queues at bus stops, with students waiting extended periods to access transportation, especially during peak hours. Punch