Oke-Ogun University implementation committee inaugurated

AS part of efforts to accelerate the socio-economic and educational development of Oke-Ogun axis of Oyo State, eminent personalities in the zone over the weekend gathered at the Iseyin Township Hall to inaugurate the implementation Committee of the proposed Oke-Ogun University.

The inauguration, which was spearheaded by Oke-Ogun Development Council (ODC), featured various speakers who contended that the creation of the university was long overdue.

In his speech at the occasion, acting President of ODC, Mr. Oladoja Oladele, lamented that various efforts in the past to have a university sited in Oke-Ogun had proved abortive, adding that indigenes of the area made sacrifices to have the then Oyo State University of Technology (now Ladoke Akintola University of Technology) sited in Oke-Ogun.

He said: “Money was contributed and appeals made for the university to be in Saki, headquarters of the then Ifedapo local government. We recall with sadness, that the decision to take the university to Ogbomoso was taken due to high level political maneuvering in less than 72 hours to the announcement of its location.”

The ODU chairman, who stated that educational facilities were lacking in Oke-Ogun, equally lamented that efforts made to have the Oyo State Technical University located in Oke-Ogun did not yield fruitful result.


He disclosed that the implementation committee, which comprises of seasoned academics, administrators and professionals in various fields, would work on the conditions laid down by the National Universities Commission (NUC), adding that “establishing and running a University are highly technical and requires a lot of administrative acumen.”

He charged the committee members who, he said, were answerable to ODC to serve with absolute commitment.

In his address, the deputy governor of Oyo State, Otunba Moses Alake Adeyemo lauded ODC for taking the bull by the horn to ensure the establishment of the University.

The deputy governor pledged to work for the early take off of the university.