The Governing Council and Management of the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, have named the institution’s Senate building after Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State.
Prof. Akinbo Adesomoju, the Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council who made this known on Tuesday at the institutions permanent site in Okitipupa, said the naming was in recognition of Akeredolu’s giant stride in the institution.
Adesomoju noted that Akeredolu had within the first hundred days in office, laid asphalt on the road of the University from the main gate into the heart of the campus after visible neglect for eight years by the previous administration.
“The governor also commissioned the University Library; University Auditorium; and the Administrative Building on the 13th August, 2020.
“Under his administration, all programmes due for National Universities Commission’s (NUC) accreditations have been accredited, even as the University has been enlisted as a beneficiary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for the first time since inception,” Adesomoju said.
Akeredolu, who expressed surprise at the gesture, described the development as a call to do more.
“This came as a surprise to me but all the same, it will surely spur us to do more in our education sector.
“What we have done is for the good of the state, we will continue to do more so as to build a stronger institution for the coming generation,” Akeredolu said.
He, however, thanked the founder of the institution, late Dr. Olusegun Agagu who said his quest for qualitative education inspired his vision to established the institution.
Meanwhile, Akeredolu Commissioned the Vice-Chancellor’s Lodge; Principal Officer’s Quarters; and some privately donated buildings at the institution.