The Osun State Government has refuted reports of a purported protest by residents of Esa-Oke town regarding the alleged relocation of certain departments from the Osun State College of Technology to a satellite campus in Ibokun.

According to Daily Post, the development was contained in a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Education, Dipo Eluwole and obtained on Monday.

Eluwole emphasized that the state government has no intentions to relocate the college to a satellite campus and urged the residents of Esa-Oke to remain assured. He also appealed for calm between the residents and the college community.

The statement reads, “It has come to the notice of Osun State Ministry of Education that there is a mayhem at Esa-Oke township, surrounding the rumour that the state government is planning to site a satellite campus of Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke at Ibokun.

“The general public is hereby called to note that this assumption is far from the truth unfounded and entirely baseless.

“It must have emanated from anti-government individuals who are enemies of peace, tranquility and progress of the State.

“The ministry enjoins the good people of Esa-Oke community to be rest-assured that the Institution continues to exist within the community as there are no plans to establish any Satellite campus in the now, by the Osun State Government.

“In view of this, the Ministry of Education calls for calm in both the campus and Esa-Oke community.”