The Deputy Minority Leader of the Senate, Akogun Lere Oyewumi on Thursday visited the Provost, College Of Humanities and Culture, Osun state University, Ikire campus, Professor Rotimi Fasan in his office.
A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com quoted Senator Lere Oyewumi as saying that the visit was to interact with those in charge of the Ikire campus and assess the institution’s infrastructure needs with a view to using his good offices to assist the institution and improve learning environment for the students and work environment for the staff.
Giving his welcome remarks, the Provost, Uniosun, College Of Humanity and Culture, Professor Rotimi Fasan, expressed his deep gratitude to the federal lawmaker for the visit.
The Provost, who said the university has grown in leaps and bounds over the years, lamented that ongoing Tetfund Projects at the institution have been abandoned while noting that poor funding has hindered the necessary upgrades in respect of facilities.
He equally solicited support with regard to building more offices for staff, Lecture Theatres, and erecting perimeter fence to enhance security at the institution.
While appreciating the efforts of the Provost of the college towards ensuring that the University witnesses greater infrastructural development and academic growth. Senator Lere Oyewumi however said infrastructural decay at the college has become a cause of concern and promised to take swift action in order to address the challenges.
Senator Lere Oyewumi after carrying out a tour of inspection , assured the Provost and workers at the institution that Governor Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke ‘is also ready to reposition state-owned institutions’ to produce graduates that will compete favourably with their contemporaries globally.
He equally tasked the Provost with providing a detailed report of their needs, in order to support his efforts to overhaul education sector in the senatorial district.
Akogun Lere Oyewumi has also visited the Provost, Federal College of Education, Iwo, Professor Rafiu Ibrahim Adebayo in his office.
The President Muhammadu Buhari administration had recently approved the establishment of six Federal Colleges of Education with one located in each of the geo-political zones in the country, and Osun state got that of the southwest.
While congratulating the pioneer Provost and his team, Senator Lere Oyewumi promised to support the institution in respect of provision of needed facilities.
Senator Lere Oyewumi, who described education as the bedrock of socio-economic development of any society, said the establishment of the institution in the state would complement his efforts aimed at ensuring quality, qualitative, and functional education at all levels.
He noted that the establishment of more colleges of education in the country will further contribute significantly to the development of education in the country.
In his remarks, Professor Rafiu Ibrahim Adebayo commended and appreciated Senator Lere Oyewumi for the visit, while praising his outstanding leadership, and magnanimity and touching on the challenges the newly established institution has faced.
Commending the Federal Government for the approved funds and the Tetfund Special Intervention projects at the College of education’s permanent site, the provost also talked about the myriad of challenges the institution has faced including hostel accommodation, teaching facilities, medical center, lecture theater, accessible road, advanced ICT center and transportation.
He stated the need for corporate bodies and individuals to support the Principal Officers of the institution to ensure a smooth take-off.
Sen. Lere Oyewumi assured that as a member of the Senate committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tetfund, he will seek further discussions with those in charge of the College of Education with regard to possible and specific ways he could assist the institution while enjoining the team to work hard to achieve success.–Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you
