An appeal has gone to the Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde to reconsider his planned relocation of College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) from Ogbomoso to Iseyin.
The group known as
Ogbomoso Parapo Agbaye made the appeal on Wednesday, 26th and of April, 2023 at a conference organized in the ancient city of Ogbomoso.
The Chairman of the group, Prince Aderemi Olude who stated this during a press conference organized at Ogunlola Hall, Ojagbo Area of Ogbomoso however suggested an alternative.
Prince Olude suggested that a new faculty should be founded and located in Iseyin to fulfill the Governor’s campaign promise to the people of the area ,with benefits of recruitment of new staffs and students .
Prince Olude urged the Oyo state government to reconsider its plan because such a step would disturb and jeopardize socio-economic activities of the community and its environs.
In his remark, Comrade James Obasa, a Representative of LAUTECH Alumni Association highlighted the effect and some personally funded research projects that are immovable by many lecturers ,tragedy for them to be moved to a new location where they will still go back to the olden days of sharing of offices.
He explained that, Faculty of Agriculture is one of the foundation faculties of the University since 1990. According to him, the faculty had remained the soul of the university both in financial generation, due to large number of students, source of higly experience lecturers and technocrats that global and national recognition.
You would recall that on February 11,2021,Governor Ṣeyi Makinde moved to make LAUTECH ‘Conventional University ’
The Governor said a College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences campus of LAUTECH would be opened in Iseyin, Oke-Ogun .
Amongst those that attended the press conference is Mrs. Akintotinbo Janet, Secretary, Mr Adegboyega Tunde, Hon. Ojeniran Isaac Ojekola Mr. Oladebo Olayiwola and others.