The flyover, to be located on Oba Adesida Road, will stretch from Adegbola Junction to St. Mattias/NNPC Filling Station at Alagbaka.
It was learnt that the student, Audi Emmanuel, a Computer Engineering student at the institution, hanged himself.
The rector said the appeal was necessary to show gratitude to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa for “rescuing the institution from the bottomless pit of hopelessness.”
The spokesperson said the suspect is currently in custody and giving out useful information.
The governor, at the event, ordered the payment of three months’ salaries to the institution’s staff.
Nigeria’s mental health crisis, affecting 50 million, worsens as state apathy stalls the National Mental Health and Substance Abuse Act, fuelling tragic student suicides.
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The workers also accused the state government of failing to implement the national minimum wage.
The rector urged the staff to emulate the retiree, describing him as an erudite scholar and a mentor.
On Wednesday, the non-teaching staff of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, protested against the non-payment of their salaries for 11 months.
The Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics is threatening a showdown over 11 months of unpaid salaries.
