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  • OSCOTECH’s 16 programmes for accreditation

    Osun State College of Technology (OSCOTECH), Esa-Oke, is seeking the nod of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) for its 16 programmes.

    The programmes cut across four schools: Engineering, Business and Management Sciences, Pure and Applied Sciences, and Environmental Studies.

    The fresh courses at both national and higher diplomas include Taxation, Marketing, Public Administration, Environmental Biology, Microbiology/Biology, Biochemistry, Agricultural Technology, Multimedia Technology, Office Technology and Management, Library and Information Science, Agric Bio-Environmental Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Computer Engineering, Welding and Fabrication Engineering, Arts and Design and Photographic Technology.

    Addressing the NBTE resource accreditation team on the college campus, the institution’s Rector, Dr. Samson Adegoke, said the programmes are being presented for accreditation to meet NBTE’s standard.

    He disclosed that the reason for introducing the new programmes was to key into the diversification policy of the Federal Government,  designed to move away from  “undue reliance on crude oil”.

    Adegoke said with the new programmes, OSCOTECH would be able to equip youths with  job-creating skills.

    He expressed gratitude to the present and immediate past administrations for supporting the institution to meet its mandate. Adegoke said despite the paucity of funds occasioned by the dwindling prices of crude oil in the world market, the college is “striving hard to meet up with all the requirements of NBTE in providing standard infrastructure that are essential for the accreditation of our programmes and effective teaching of our students”.

    “In line with the guidelines by the NBTE, I am happy to inform you that our Entrepreneurship and Vocational Centre, which started in 2012, is highly functional,” Adegoke said.

    He added: “We have been training students in different vocations since its inception. We have competent resource professionals that are readily available to teach our students.

    “Reports from those who have graduated lay credence to the importance of the scheme because most of them before being gainfully employed have been fending for themselves with the vocation learnt through the centre.”

  • EFCC arraigns two for using forged ND certificates

    EFCC arraigns two for using forged ND certificates

    The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned two persons, Mr Animashaun Sadiq Abimbola and Miss Adeniji Olamide Modupeoluwa, for allegedly forging National Diploma Certificate (ND) of Osun State College of Technology, Esa Oke, for the purpose of obtaining a British visa.

    The forged documents were said to have been discovered by the verification team of the British High Commission when the defendants presented the documents in an attempt to obtain British visa.

    The EFCC arraigned the defendants before the court presided by a vacation judge, Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of an Ikeja High Court on a 40 count charge offence bordering on conspiracy, forgery, and use of false documents among others.

    According to EFCC prosecutor, Mrs I. Daramola, the defendants, on September 16, 2015, with intent to defraud, conspired to commit felony by allegedly forging National Diploma (ND) Certificate of Education of Osun State College of Technology, Esa Oke, Osun State dated September 7, 2012.

    Mrs. Daramola told the court that the defendants allegedly forged the documents to facilitate the procurement of a United Kingdom  Visa by false presence from the British High Commission with the forged certificate, purporting it to have been issued by the school authority of Osun State College of Technology, Esa Oke.

    She further alleged that the defendants forged the institution’s statement of examination result and used same to facilitate the procurement of the visa.

    The EFCC also alleged that the defendants on August 3, 2015 forged a documents titled, “To whom it may concern” in order to obtain a United Kingdom visa from British High Commission.

    Other documents for which the  defendants were alleged to have forged included a letter titled, “Offer of Provisional Admission into Higher National Diploma Programme for 2014/2015”; student identity card bearing the name of Adeniji  Olamide Modupeoluwa purporting them to have been issued by the institution.

    The defendants, according to the prosecution, also allegedly forged a number of letters including a “Letter of Sponsorship” dated August 10, 2015; a letter  titled “Self Introduction Letter/Origin of Funds” dated August 21, 2015; a “Letter of Information” dated August 14, 2015; a “Letter of Introduction/Sponsorship” dated August b17, 2015; a “Board Resolution Letter” dated August 12, 2015; an “Application for Entry Clearance Visa” dated August 19, 2015; forgery of an identity card bearing the name of Sulaiman Monsurat.

    All the documents which were purportedly Monsul Global Ventures, the commission alleged, were to be used to obtain a United Kingdom visa from British High Commission.

    Abimbola and one Ekuase Darlington, said to be at large, were further alleged to have on August 28, 2015, with intent to defraud and in order to obtain a United Kingdom visa by false pretence from British High Commission, forged a document titled, “SA Capital Investplus-Gold Investment” of N600,000 dated December 30, 2014 which was purported to have been issued by Standard Alliance Capital and Asset Management Limited.

    The prosecution said the offences committed were contrary to and punishable under sections 363(1)and 5(2); 364(1) and 409 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State No. 11 of 2011.

    When the charges were read by the prosecution, the defendants pleaded not guilty to the 40 count charge preferred against them by the commission.

    Asked by the registrar for their level of education, Abimbola claimed to be an HND certificate holder while Modupeoluwa claimed to be a BSc. Certificate holder.

    Counsels to the defendants, Mr G.O. Oyebade and Mr M.A. Bello for the first and second defendants respectively, pleaded for bail for them.

    Argueing their application for bail, Bello told the court that Miss Modupeoluwa is an ulcer patient and would need to have access to her doctor and drugs coupled with the fact that they have been in EFCC custody since April 25, this year.

    The vacation judge, Justice Ipaye granted them bail each in the sum of N500,000.00 with two sureties in the like sum.

    Justice Ipaye ordered that the sureties must swear to an affidavit of means, must be resident and have property in Lagos, present three years tax certificate.

    She thereafter ordered the defendants to be remanded in prison custody pending perfection of their bail while the registrar of the high court is to assign the matter to a substantive judge.

  • Masqueraders protest in Osun

    Masqueraders protest in Osun

    It was an unusual sight yesterday as six masqueraders joined protesters in Esa-Oke, Obokun Local Government of Osun State to protest the proposed merger of tertiary institutions.

    The rumour had continued to spread in communities hosting the institutions – the State Polytechnic, Ikire, the State College of Technology, Esa-Oke, the State College of Education, Ila and State College of Education, Ilesa.

    It was gathered that the protesters prevented lecturers and students of the College of Technology, Esa-Oke, from entering the campus.

    They were said to have warned the government against the plan, maintaining that the move might have untold consequences if the proposed plan was not shelved.

    Residents of Esa-Oke yesterday barricaded the college road, sending students and workers back home.

    The Owamiran of Esa-Oke, Oba Adeyemi Adediran, said the protest was to prevent Governor Rauf Aregbesola from embarking on the alleged plan to merge the institutions.

    The monarch urged the governor to shelve the plan, saying the indigenes will prevent any attempt to merge the institution.

    Similar protests had been held in Ila-Orangun and Iree by indigenes of the two communities.

    However, the government had earlier stated that the plan was to restructure the institutions and not to merge them.

  • Esa Oke deserves local council headquarters

    Without mincing words, History and posterity will continue to judge the incumbent Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola for his administration’s agenda. In fact, the wind of positive change blowing across the state is bringing progressive traits with the resolve of the government to create new local government councils.

    In practical demonstration of the need for more local governments which invariably is designed for grassroots development, the Aregbesola administration has put in place a committee saddled with the responsibility of looking into the creation of new third tier administration under the chairmanship of the former Speaker of the House of Assembly, Prof. Mojeed Alabi. Although as it is customary when opportunity like this comes, every community is bound to agitate, but there are many factors those in charge should consider. The present Ijesa North Federal constituency comprising, Obokun and Oriade local governments has a complex structure with many big towns, villages and land mass. To be realistic, Esa Oke, the host community of the Osun State College of Technology (OSCOTECH), according to available records, is bigger than many present local government headquarters in the state in terms of population, infrastructure, land mass, adjoining villages and hamlets of more than 40 with their separate community heads.

    The ancient town of Esa Oke which produced the first Executive Governor of old Oyo State and leader of the progressives, the late Bola Ige and many other illustrious sons and daughters has all the wherewithal including economic power, high political profile and available structures to become an independent local government or as the headquarters of one of the proposed councils in the present Obokun local government. A critical assessment of the present population of Esa Oke shows that it overwhelms all the others particularly in Obokun local government comprising Ibokun, Imesi Ile, Ilare, Otan Ile, Ikinyinwa, Idominasi, Ilowa, Iponda, Ilase, Idoka, Esa odo, Eesun, Ido Oko, Ipetu Ile etc while its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) is higher than all other towns put together. Esa Oke has a vibrant historic records particularly with its immediate past monarch, Oba Isaiah Ajayi Adeniran, Owa Omiran(JP) serving as the only traditional ruler who was a member of House of Chiefs in the old Western Region that represented the entire Obas in that axis during an international conference in England.

    It is endowed with a large fertile land that will ginger the laudable agricultural instinct of the incumbent Aregbesola administration. The community has about seven public and private secondary schools and many elementary schools. In fact, government needs little or nothing to add to the existing infrastructure in Esa Oke community for the effective take-off of the proposal. It is interesting that Ikenne, the country home of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, is today, headquarters of a local government in Ogun State. Were it not because of “Cicero of Esa Oke”s selfless politics when he was Governor of the old Oyo State, Esa Oke would have been a local government headquarters several years back. Governor Aregbesola has been a friend of the community for many reasons, and will continue to be, considering the support many of its citizenry to him during the 2007 election and his period in trenches when he battled to reclaim his stolen mandate from political usurpers. Chief Ige will rejoice in his grave if Esa Oke is granted a status of local government headquarters.

    By Damisi Ojo, Akure.

  • Esa Oke deserves local council headquarter status

    Esa Oke deserves local council headquarter status

    SIR: History and posterity will continue to judge the governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola for his administration’s transformation agenda within the almost two years he has been in the saddle. Aregbesola is bringing his progressive traits into bear with unprecedented achievements within few months of his administration, particularly on his resolve to create new local government councils.

    Although as it is customary when opportunity like this comes, every community is bound to agitate, but there are many factors those in charge should consider. The present Ijesa North federal constituency comprising, Obokun and Oriade Local governments has a complex structure with many big towns,villages and land mass. Esa Oke, the host community of the Osun State College of Technology(OSCOTECH) according to available records is bigger than many present local government headquarters in the state in terms of population,infrastructure, land mass, adjoining villages and hamlets of more than 40 with their separate community heads. The ancient town of Esa Oke which produced the first Executive Governor of Old Oyo state and leader of the progressives, late Bola Ige and many other illustrious sons and daughters has the wherewithal including economic power, high political profile and available structures to become an independent local government or as the headquarters of one of the proposed councils in the present Obokun Local Government.

    A critical assessment of the present population of Esa Oke shows that it overwhelm all others particularly in Obokun Local Government comprising Ibokun, Imesi Ile, Ilare, Otan Ile, Ikinyinwa, Idominasi, Ilowa, Iponda, Ilase, Idoka, Esa odo, Eesun, Ido Oko, Ipetu Ile etc while its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) is higher than all other towns put together.

    Esa Oke has a vibrant historic records particularly with his immediate past monarch, Oba Isaiah Ajayi Adeniran, Owa Omiran(JP) serving as the only traditional ruler who was a member of. House of Chiefs in the Old Western region that represented the entire Obas in that axis during an international conference in England, where he met Queen Elizabeth(II). This was about six decades ago. He was also the first chairman of Ijesa North Traditional council.

    Talking in terms of land mass, Esa Oke extends from River Ooni near Ijebu Jesa in the southern part and share borders with Efon Alaye Ekiti in the east and Okemesi- Ekiti and Imesi Ile in the north. It is endowed with a large fertile land that will ginger the laudable agricultural instinct of the incumbent Aregbesola administration. The community has about seven public and private secondary schools and many elementary schools. In fact, Government needs little or nothing to add to the existing infrastructure in Esa Oke community for the effective take-off of the proposal. Our distinguished son, Bola Ige whom Ogbeni Aregbesola and other progressive leaders like Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu and Chief Bisi Akande hold in high esteem will rejoice in his grave if Esa Oke is granted a status of Local Government headquarters.

    • Damisi Ojo,

    Ondo Bye Pass, Akure.