18/02/2025
Felele Accident: Kogi State Deputy Governor, His Excellency Comrade Salifu Joel Oyibo, and Federal University Lokoja (FUL) Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olayemi Akinwumi, addressed students at the University's main gate earlier today.
The Deputy Governor commiserated with the students and University Management, expressing profound sadness over yesterday's ghastly accident along Felele highway, which resulted in the loss of innocent FUL students. This tragic incident has disrupted academic activities and thrown the University community into grief.
The State Government assured the student community that urgent measures are being taken to address the persistent trend along the Felele axis comprehensively.
In response to the students' concerns, the State Government has constituted a high-powered committee including the University Management, Students Union leaders, the State Security Adviser, Commissioner for Education, and relevant government functionaries and stakeholders to devise a lasting solution to such occurrences, particularly along Federal and State-owned tertiary institutions.