The Federal High Court, Ibadan Division, has ordered the reinstatement of the UI3; Aduwo Ayodele, Olamide Gbadegeshin, and Nice Linus on the 15th of April, 2026, following the rustication of the first two aforementioned individuals for four semesters.
The legal proceeding, fixed for 2:00 p.m., started exactly two hours late. The judge read out all arguments for the applicants (UI3) and the first respondent (University of Ibadan).
Notable arguments for the applicants included that: (1) There was no evidence to prove that the ceremony was disrupted, based on the absence of a case of disruption from the union executives that were inaugurated on the said day, the 13th of May, 2024; and (2) The complainant, which in this case is the Vice-Chancellor of the university, should not be a member of the Student Disciplinary Council panel.
After all arguments were read, the judge ruled in favour of the applicants and ordered the immediate reinstatement of Aduwo Ayodele and Olamide Gbadegeshin. These two were rusticated on the 14th of July, 2025, on account of gross misconduct and disruption of the inauguration ceremony on the 13th of May, 2024.
Below is a video of Aduwo Ayodele addressing the press after the verdict was given.
