"I am protesting because Polonia University owes me 6,550 euro. I applied for studies here. I was offered a place. Then I had to get a visa. But I did not get one in spite of applying twice. This is why my contract [with the University] is not valid. I want to get this money back," the student told reporters from a Polish news channel TVN 24.
Adedeji set up a tent near the premises of the Polonia University on Wednesday, January 29. The residents of the town supported the student by giving him hot drinks and even some money. His friends got a portable radiator for him to keep warm in the cold weather.
He signed a contract with the University, payed tuition fee for two years study - as the Polish law requires foreigners to do if they want to study here," said the University representative, Jerzy Nitkiewicz. "For reasons unknown to us, the student did not commence the studies," he added. On Friday, Charles, a student from Ghana with similar problems with Polonia University, joined the Nigerian. When the two entered the building of the university, someone called the police. However, the officers did not apply any sanctions to the men.
This is why the Nigerian is very determined to get the repayment.
On a Facebook page that he started to provide a coverage of his protest, Adedeji said he was going to the capital city, Warsaw, on Monday, where he wants to meet with the Nigerian ambassador as well as visit the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
"Protest day 6: The protest continue and I will not stop until the University deem it fit to correct their wrong doings against me. If the school give my money back, I will stop immediately. On Wednesday, we going to have a huge protest too," he wrote monday.
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