Tension is brewing at the Ondo State School of the Visually Impaired, Owo, as the school’s principal, Mrs. Morolayo Agbele, has refused to obey Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s directive to reinstate six expelled blind students.
Governor Aiyedatiwa had, two weeks earlier, ordered the students’ immediate return after they were expelled for protesting poor-quality meals and the danger of trekking along the highway to Owo High School for classes following the breakdown of their school bus.
Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Mrs. Agbele maintained that she would not act on the governor’s verbal instruction alone. “This school is under the state government, and my actions are guided solely by directives from the Ministry of Education. I have yet to receive a written directive—whether from the Ministry or related to the Governor’s statement—authorising their readmission,” she said.
She revealed that the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology had instructed her not to admit the students until a formal order was issued. She referenced a Ministry circular, dated May 3, 2025 and shared on the school’s WhatsApp platform, which vowed not to reinstate the six students—Ifedayo Adebanji, Sola Oluwasijibomi, Felix Adeyemo, Anthony Victor, Damilola Kehinde, and Oyinbo Samuel.
The principal also cited the case of another pupil, Emmanuel, who allegedly left the school without official clearance, noting that he would face disciplinary action as required by school regulations.
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