At the convocation of the Osun state university, Gov. Rauf Aregbesola on Wednesday, named the state university after former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, the late Chief Bola Ige.
The Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on Wednesday, officially named the state-owned university after the assassinated former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Bola Ige.
The governor made this announcement at the convocation ceremony of Osun state university where oil magnate and founder of the Rose of Sharon Foundation, Folorunsho Alakija was unveiled as the new Chancellor of the institution.
Other institutions renamed are;
1. Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke now to be known as Bisi Akande College of Technology
2. Osun State Polytechnic, Iree now Sunday Afolabi Polytechnic
3. College Of Education, Ila Orangun, now Adeyemi Oyeduntan College of Education
4. College of Education, Ilesa, which will now be Lawrence Omole College of Education.
5. UNIOSUN College of Law, Ifetedo, now Kayode Esho College of Law
6. College of Social Sciences and Management, Okuku, now Olagunsoye College of Social Sciences, Okuku
7. College of Agriculture, Ejigbo, now Isiaka Adeleke College of Agriculture, Ejigbo
8. College of Education, Ipetu Ijesa, now Ezekiah Oluwasanmi College of Education
9. College of Humanities and Culture, Ikire, now Eniola Atanda College of Humanities and Culture
The new Chancellor, Mrs. Alakija, described her conferment as the Chancellor of UNIOSUN and the award of honorary doctorate degree in Business Administration as another glass ceiling broken by womanhood.
Governor Aregbesola commended Mrs. Alakija, who with her investiture became the first female Chancellor in any university in Nigeria, for counting the university worthy and accepting to serve as chancellor when she could have easily turned down top universities in Europe and America with the same request.
"I therefore want this university at three levels to affect our society. The first is at the level of teaching which should prepare the students for post graduate life by equipping them with life sustenance skills, especially technical and entrepreneurial education.
"Secondly, the universities should tailor its researches into immediate and prospective challenges of mankind in health, food, housing, infrastructure, societal organisation and the seemingly unknown aspects on nature and so on.
"The essence of the education enterprise is for man to be able to conquer nature and dominate the environment. This should translate into better life for all. An end should come to the idea of research for getting promotion which then gathers dust in a shelf somewhere.
"Thirdly, the universities should also be engaged in society through public service, by bringing their knowledge and research findings to bear directly in needed areas as their counterparts in other parts of the world are wont to do," Aregbesola said.
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