BY GBENGA OLARINOYE

OSOGBO – OSUN State government yesterday failed to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of Nigeria’s independence in the state.   Although no reason was given by the government for its failure to mark the anniversary, it was gathered that, the decision may not be unconnected with the posture of the present administration in the state against the Federal Government policies.

There was nothing on ground to mark the independence anniversary in all parts of the state yesterday and Osogbo, the state capital was devoid of activities to mark the celebration as it was the case in the past.

Meantime, a coalition of youths from various tertiary institutions across the state yesterday staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo, with a call on the Federal Government to move the nation forward through human oriented programmes.

The youths who thronged popular areas in Osogbo, including Olaiya Junction, Okefia, Ogo-Oluwa, Odiolowo and Fagbewesa, among others, chanted solidarity songs, and demanded for a better society.

Chairman Joint Campus Committee, convener of the protest, Mr. Naheem Olaore called on the Federal Government to gear up activities in education.