IT is not the fault of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) that it was born in very odd and peculiar circumstances. Established in April 1990 as Oyo State University of Technology, it soon transformed into LAUTECH after Osun State was carved out of Oyo State in August 1991. The university had obviously not found its footing when circumstances compelled it into polyandry. That polyandrous relationship has clearly become a problem for the school, though it has managed over the years to grow into a notable state university. While the sharing of positions and funding arrangements have been well spelt out, the details have been great on paper than in practice. The disagreements have therefore continued, leading to Oyo State acting as the senior partner and campaigning for sole ownership. Osun State has resisted.
The disagreements have continued both under military and elected governments. When the two states were governed by different political parties, the controversy deepened and threatened to snowball out of control. Many commentators believed that once both Oyo and Osun were governed by the same political party, the contentiousness would either be considerably ameliorated or even resolved altogether. When that alignment eventually occurred under Governors Abiola Ajimobi and Rauf Aregbesola, the two states attempted to address the problem, and with fanfare announced an agreement had been reached. Sadly, even that resolution has proved a chimera.
But both states need to begin acknowledging that the controversy and misunderstanding will never end. Resolving the problem does not depend on ideologies, partisanship, goodwill of indigenes and administrators, and friendship between the governors. The main problem strikes at the bottom of human behaviour to property. Joint ownership, even though it has become the hallmark of business, is always less gratifying than sole ownership, especially when that joint ownership attempts to institute equal responsibility, which is hard to measure, and equal benefit, which is sometimes nebulous.
It is tempting for the two states to keep hope of amicable resolution of the problems alive. But they must by now have discovered how hard it is to sustain the present turbulent relationship. Rather than get mired in bog, it may be time for them to sit down and engage in hard and frank discussions and negotiations. If they think they can resolve their misunderstanding, they must first ask themselves whether they have the discipline to keep their own sides of the bargain. But if they are honest enough, they will frankly determine whether it is not time to call it quits. They must of course hope a separation, if that is what they decide, will not be even more contentious than staying in a bad marriage contracted in unplanned circumstances. What is not tenable now is for the school and its administrators to keep muddling through, hoping that somehow, by some evolutionary sleight of hand, the school can miraculously develop and soar in an atmosphere of war and conflict which do not engender great learning and research.
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LAUTECH: Senator urges Assembly to be cautious
Senator Babajide Omoworare (Osun East), has warned the people fanning the embers of discord between Osun and Oyo States on the proposed sole ownership of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, by Oyo State government to desist from such action.
He admonished Oyo State Assembly “not to be manipulated to act antithetical to its true political stature, lawmakers should act as statesmen in situations like this.”
He described the call for drastic actions against indigenes of Osun State by some overzealous people as backward and uncalled for. He called on such persons or group to desist from any proposals capable of aggravating the situation if they lack creativity for a lasting solution to the impasse.
Omoworare made this known while responding to Save Our Soul message from members of Staff of LAUTECH who are of Ife and Ijesa origin. In a statement by his Media Assistant, Tunde Dairo, the Senator lamented the current state of affairs as it affects LAUTECH and called on all hands to be on deck for a lasting solution.
According to Omoworare, “but for the current economic hardship being confronted by Nigeria, Osun has been a responsible partner in the LAUTECH venture financially and otherwise despite being at the receiving end on the joint venture. It should be recalled that in 2010, Osun State paid monetisation arrears to a tune of N900 million while Oyo State has not paid a kobo till date.”
He said, “LAUTECH is a commonwealth of Osun and Oyo states and we have jointly and equally funded the University for 25 years. The two states are proud owners and should continue to see LAUTECH as our success story. That Osun cannot meet its financial obligation for a year is not to say we are irresponsible.”
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Alumni group kicks against sole ownership
THE Alumni Association of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has rejected calls by the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Jimoh Oyewumi (Ajagungbade) and Ogbomoso Parapo, that Osun State should be removed as co-owner of the institution.
The monarch and the socio-cultural organisation based their calls on the alleged failure of Osun State to meet its financial obligations to the university.
LAUTECH is owned by Oyo and Osun states.
The alumni association, in a statement, said nothing should be done to tamper with the unity and cooperation that have been the hallmark of the institution’s survival.
It said alumni were proud of the make-up of the university, and called for its sustenance.
The statement, entitled: “We remain committed to a united LAUTECH”, was signed by the association’s National President Babajide Bewaji, and National Public Relations Officer (PRO) Samson Owoyokun.
The institution’s chapter of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) appealed to Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola, to clear salary arrears to enable striking workers return to work.
SSANU Chairman Abimbola Aleshinloye said fulfilling his pledge would address the plight of students preparing for the National Youth Service and those waiting to be admitted.
Members of the union embarked on strike three months ago.
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Oyo lawmakers seek Osun’s removal as LAUTECH co-owner
SOME lawmakers in Oyo State House of Assembly have sought Osun State’s ouster from the joint ownership and management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH).
A motion sponsored by the lawmaker representing Ogbomoso North, Olawumi Oladeji and nine others at the Assembly’s plenary session yesterday accused Osun State of not committing funds into the institution.
The motion is titled: “Reviewing the Joint ownership of LAUTECH: A step towards sole ownership by Oyo State Government”.
Mrs. Oladeji explained that when Osun State was created from Oyo State in 1991, the two states agreed to the joint ownership of LAUTECH, and reached an agreement on how to share responsibilities, including payment of workers’ salaries.
The lawmaker claimed that Osun State has been reneging on the agreement, thereby threatening the university’s survival.
She noted that Oyo State has been trying to “ensure the sustainability of the high standard of education, which the university is noted for in the past by fulfilling its part of the financial obligation required”.
“We are concerned about the persistent crises in the university due to default in payment of salaries as and when due. Cumulatively, Osun State government owes 15 months as at September, 2016.
“Consequent upon this, the university staff have embarked on an indefinite strike, which paralysed activities in the university. It should be noted that if the industrial strike persists for too long, it may spell doom for the existence and growth of the university.”
The motion urged the two governors to meet and deliberate on a way forward
In his contribution to the motion, another lawmaker, Kayode Akande, said it was a breach of agreement and lack of responsibility on the part of Osun to have jettisoned its financial responsibility.
Segun Ajanaku said it was a sensitive matter that needed to be deliberated upon by the two states.
He added that ceding of university to Oyo State would relieve Osun State of its financial burden.
But the Speaker, Michael Adeyemo, said the House needed to revisit the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two states, and which was passed into law by the Assembly, on October 23, 2010.
The MOU, according to him, shows how the states agreed to manage the financial and infrastructural facilities of the institution.
The Assembly agreed to invite Oyo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Seun Abimbola with officials of Ministry of Education to appear at the plenary on Tuesday.
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LAUTECH acquires digital mammography machine
By global practise, Teaching Hospitals are where medical knowledge continuously evolves and new cures and treatments are found.
They are where critical community services are always ready. They are a vital part of any country’s safety net, providing care to millions of the nation’s uninsured. In Nigeria, the parlous state of the healthcare sector is easily measured by citizens lack of confidence in it, as those with the wherewithal now prefer to travel overseas for medical treatment of even minor ailments.
The country loses a huge amount of money to western countries and many others in the course of medical tourism. But while most of Nigerian hospitals’ non-viability can be contemplated or debated, the rot in the teaching hospitals of the nation’s universities cannot be excused.
Indeed, the least expectation is that they would remain the centres of medical excellence where training, research and health-care delivery would be first class.
However, the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State has over the five years been making considerable progress with improvement in the number and quality of staff, acquisition of modern equipments and provision of international standard training for medical students and resident doctors.
The scope of services being rendered to large number of patients in Ogbomoso, Oyo and Oke-Ogun areas, but from other neighbouring states such as Osun, Kwara and as far as Niger, coupled with surgery procedure have increased tremendously.
The multi-billion naira hospital has thirteen departments, namely
Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, Community medicine and Family medicine. Others are Paediatrics, Nursing, Chemical pathology, Histopathology, Hematology, Orthopaedics and Psychiatry.
It also has adequate number of consultants and resident doctors to cater for the patients.
The hospital is well-equipped with state of the art facilities. These include a gas plant for the supply of oxygen to the hospital, as well as producing in commercial quantities to both federal and state-owned public heath institutions.
The plant is said to be the largest in the South-Western part of the country. The gas plant can fill two hundred cylinders in a day, as it is built to produce three types of medical gases that can be used both in the theatre, and for clinical services.
Presently, the tertiary health institution has commenced production of oxygen from the gas plant for the use of the hospital.
All the clinical areas including the wards, theatres, emergency unit, intensive care unit, and maternity are all being piped and very soon will be connected to the gas plant, so that the gases will just be flowing from the plant to areas where they are needed.
The gas line also has vacuum functioning [cleaning of secretions]. There is also a dialysis centre for patients with kidney failure at the cardiology unit with state of the art equipment.
It comprises echo cardiogram, mobile x-ray, and electrocardiography, as well as ultra-modern well equipped laboratories and theatres. It is said to be the best in the country.
The hospital is also well- equipped with 4D Ultra-sound machine, CT scan and a digital microdose mammography with digit printer, which is the first in the country to provide early diagnoses of breast cancer with little risk of radiation.
According to Dr. Taofeek Ajadi, Consultant Radiologist, of the department of microbiology, “there is also BACTEC 9050 which detects and identifies micro-organisms with six hours as opposed to three to seven days method. Another equipment the laparoscopy and Endoscopy provide minimally invasive, cosmetically advantaged ‘pin-hole’ diagnoses and therapy for all aspects of medicine. There are other equipments that examine internal parts of the body and vessels. All these equipments have dedicated generators powering them.”
The university is equally acquiring a PACS-picture Archiving and computing system that will allow the radiology machines to communicate with other computers located in distant places within and outside the hospital. This equipment is the only one in South-west part of the country.
This will further enhance prompt provision of radiology reports and services to the patients. If fully installed, telemedicine and teleradiology will be practised. Other equipments are multi-purpose Laparoscopy machine for paediatric, orthopaedic, obstetric gynaecology and general surgery. They are to perform therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.
The teaching hospital also has four specialised equipments namely Laparoscopy, Arthroscopy, Endoscopy and Urology component for minimal invasive surgery.
According to Dr. Olawale Olakulehin, a Consultant Orthopaedic disclosed that the equipments enable surgeons to carry out their work with reduction in big wounds through visualise joints.
On water supply, a dedicated dam had been constructed and piped to serve the hospital, while another two million litres’ capacity surface tank with 500,000 litres capacity overhead tank are already in place. This is in addition to the completion of water heater home.
Unbelievably, charges for both consultations and other services are very affordable for the patients, most of who are downtrodden, compared to what is obtainable in other tertiary health institutions across the country. A fee of two hundred naira is charged for consultancy.
Addressing journalists at the end of facility tour, Chairman of the Medical Advisory Committee, Dr. Ademola Aremu, said the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria [MDCN] has fully granted approval to the teaching hospital for the training of medical students.
“Not only that, both the National Post-Graduate Medical College and the West African College of Surgeons have separately granted full accreditation for the training in community medicine, family medicine, gynaecology and obstetrics, internal medicine, as well as air, nose and throat.’’
Dr. Aremu commended the entire staff for their resilience, dedication to duty, commitment and sense of belonging towards ensuring that the teaching hospital not only remains afloat, but centre of excellence in service delivery.
He stressed the need for government to adequately fund the teaching hospital, in order to sustain the state of the art facilities and equipments, as well as fulfil its corporate social responsibility to the people.
Our correspondent reliably gathered that the teaching hospital had been bedevilled with paucity of funds for over two years now.
This was happening when both the accreditations and full accreditations of Post Graduate Programmes were going on.
But the hospital was able to weather the storm through innovative thinking and cooperation of the entire staff. While eulogising the Oyo State Government for being responsive and supportive to the institution, CMAC appealed to Governor Abiola Ajimobi over the payment of half salaries to all category of workers.
He said since other workers in the state received their salaries in full, there is need to call attention of the governor to the discrepancy in salary payment, so as to pave the way for necessary rectification.
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LAUTECH mounts campaign for food crops
A team of lecturers in the Faculties of Food Science and Engineering, as well as their counterparts in Agricultural Sciences of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, have engaged in a sensitisation campaign aimed at popularising benefits of the Orange fleshed Sweet Potato (O.F.S.P), as crop and food in Oyo and Kwara States.
The team, led by the university’s Director of Quality Assurance, who coincidentally is a Professor of Food Science, Professor Aishat Bolanle Akinwande, is embarking on creating awareness about the potentials of the specie as a means of enhancing the livelihood and nutrition of the masses in the Ogbomoso and Offa zones of both states.
The project, a multi disciplinary and multi-institutional one which harnesses the expertise of different researchers is jointly funded by the West African Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP) and LAUTECH, Ogbomoso.
Akinwande who is the coordinator of the activities of the LAUTECH team members and design implementation of the project spoke at the beginning of the awareness programme last week at Odo-Oba, describing orange fleshed sweet potato as an excellent food security crop which is good for under-nutrition and micronutrient malnutrition.
Speaking on the advantages of the food product over most other staple food, the coordinator of both on-farm adaptation and institutional based research at both zones, Dr. Timothy Olabiyi, said the OFSP is less labour intensive and easy to cultivate with growth on marginal soil, and fairly drought resistant when established
While emphasising that roots and vines (4% protein) have potential for human food and animal feed, Olabiyi said: “The opportunities for value addition to different products reduce post-harvest losses of tubers. It is rich in Vitamins A, B, C, E and K and equally high in fiber content with low glycemic index. It has significant impact on vitamin A deficiency that threatens children under age five.”
In her remarks, the coordinator of product development activities of the project, who is also a lecturer in Food Science and Engineering, Professor Beatrice Ade-Omowaiye, said the food product portends high bio availability of vitamin A, whose feeding to children improved their vitamin A status between three weeks and four months.
Also speaking at the popular Owode market, in Offa, Kwara State, the team’s coordinator, Rural Programme and Extension Services, Dr. Gbolagade Adeola, said OFSP can be consumed as fresh vegetable, dried and milled as raw material for other products, processed into a popular hausa beverage known as Kunun zaki, boiled and or fried for consumption, processed into porridge, deployed to production of chips, chin chin, among others.
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Violence mars LAUTECH Students’ Union election
Students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have protested the outcome of their union’s election, accusing the electoral body of manipulating the process to favour ‘management’s candidates’. OLAMIPOSI ALAO reports.
IT was an election that the students had waited for; but in the end, it turned out to be a no-event. It ended in violence.
At the time of this report on Monday, the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, was still in turmoil over the election. Also affected by the crisis is Osogbo campus. Students marched on both campuses, demanding the cancellation of the election results. The protesters went wild, destroying school properties and making huge bonfires on the road.
Among the properties destroyed were the Students’ Union Government (SUG) building, the union’s Hiace bus, furniture, editorial boards and lecturers’ vehicles.
Members of the staff and visitors were harassed by the protesters wielding sticks, rods and other dangerous materials. Movement in and out of the campus was hectic.
The election was conducted by e-voting to curb irregularities. But, students said the process was riddled with fraud and malpractice.
They said the election outcome reflected management’s wishes. They accused management of manipulating the process in favour of its candidates. Many complained of disenfranchisement, accusing Independent LAUTECH Electoral Commission (ILEC) of deliberately leaving them out of the process after succumbing to “management’s pressure”.
There was tension on the campus when the election was shifted to last Friday from June 1. Students became suspicious, alleging that the electoral body was preparing the ground for the “management’s candidates” to win.
The election into the union’s parliament was, however, held last Thursday to douse the tension. The following day, election was held for executive positions. Students were required to go for accreditation at Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centres on the campuses and wait to vote.
There was massive turnout at the ICT centres, but the accreditation was delayed because of computing challenges. Cadets of some paramilitary organisations were strategically stationed to keep the peace.
But, few hours into voting, the ILEC chairman, Musbau Lawal, announced that voting would end at 4pm. Many students, who were yet to be accredited, pleaded for extension of the voting time, but the commission’s chairman allegedly declined. The chairman, it was learnt, declared the election results at 4pm and announced the winners.
This did not go down well with disenfranchised students, who accused ILEC of acting a script.
The students demanded the cancellation of the election as they marched on the Kudirat Abiola Students’ Union Building. They attacked some of their colleagues, who defended ILEC’s decision. They also attacked electoral officers with fetish objects and other weapons.
The protesters blocked the Ogbomoso-Ilorin Expressway, leaving motorists stranded for hours.
At 6am last Monday, the students staged another protest, barricading the school entrance. The masked protesters were peaceful but they stopped vehicles from entering the campus.
Reacting, management, following an emergency meeting last Monday, suspended Students’ Union activities indefinitely and condemned the violence that trailed the election.
In a statement by the Registrar, J.A. Agboola, management said: “At the emergency meeting of the expanded management committee, held on Monday, a decision was taken to the effect that all Students’ Union activities be suspended with immediate effect and until further notice. Management has set up an investigation panel to probe the union election.”
A former students’ union leader, Damilola Abodunrin, said the election was not credible despite being conducted electronically. He said: “The credibility of the election on a scale of 100 is 10. There has been suspicion that the electoral body was under pressure to skew the process against some candidates. The fraud in the process was visible to the blind.”
For peace to return, Damilola said the election must be conducted again without management’s interference.
Chairman of the SUG Petition Tribunal Mahmud Abdulsalam said the aggrieved students should have approached the tribunal for redress, rather than resorting to violence. He condemned the students’ action, saying violence does not solve problems.
He said: “From what we witnessed, there is no cause for alarm. We don’t have any official result yet, so students should have taken the path of peace. We will ensure that all petitions that will be sent to the tribunal are treated accordingly and a verdict will be sent to the electoral commission and the management.”
A student of the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Israel Fawole, said there was no need for violence when the union constitution allowed aggrieved candidates to seek legal redress.
“Aggrieved persons need to embrace peace. The Students’ Union constitution has spelt out ways to settle any discrepancy in the election. Resorting to violence is against the spirit of the constitution. So, I will implore all concerned parties to seek peace.”
A student, who spoke to CAMPUSLIFE under the condition of anonymity, said: “One of the reasons why students will not agree with the outcome of the election is the fact that, we discovered some people in the ICT centres used our matric numbers to vote on the portal before we even went in to cast the ballot. This was when we raised the alarm and the electoral committee chairman hurriedly announced the end of voting.”
The ILEC chairman, Lawal, denied that the election was manipulated to favour a group of candidates. Speaking to our correspondent on telephone, Lawal said: “The election was free and fair as far as I am concerned. There is no iota of truth in the allegation that the process was manipulated in favour of some candidates.
“The election was supposed to end at 4pm, but I added additional 40 minutes. The results of the election were ready immediately after the election, since it was conducted electronically. I announced the results I saw on the computer after voting time. But, the truth is that, you can’t satisfy everybody.”
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Convocation: 22 year-old emerges LAUTECH overall best with 4.88 CGPA
A 22 – year- old, Miss Saidat Sanni, from the Department of Statistics has emerged the overall best student of LadokeAkintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, Oyo State.
The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof AdeniyiGbadegesin, disclosed this at the 13th convocation ceremony of the institution held on Friday.
The institution graduated 10,317 students and conferred first class honours on 105 graduands and 112 doctorate degrees on post graduates students.
According to him, Sanni, who hails from Abeokuta, Ogun State, scored a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.88 in the 2014/2015 academic session to emerge the overall best.
Similarly, Gbadegesin said Olufemi Ige of the Department of Mathematics also secured a CGPA of 4.85 to emerge the best student in the 2013/2014 session.
In her valedictorian speech, Sanni, said she owed her academic feat to God and her determination to succeed.
She said:”It is just God. I was also focused and determined. I always stayed awake at night. I read a lot and I also pray always. My success was also hinged on my vow to my parent not to disappoint them.”
Although Sanni said her dream was to study Medicine and become a medical doctor, but her dream was shattered when she got admission into LAUTECH and was offered Statistics after scoring 266 in UTME.
“I have an intention of crossing back for Medicine in 200 level and I had a good result in 100 level but I prayed and God asked me to continue studying Statistics.
“I want to urge other graduands not to relent in the spirit of excellence, integrity and service, which had been their watchword while in school. We are here, we made it and we did it. Nothing comes easy; more challenges will come our way, however, with endurance, perseverance, commitment, patience, hardwork and steadfastness in prayers, we shall make it.”she said
In his address, Prof Gbadegesin assured the academic community that LAUTECH will sustain its good reputation as well as maintain best standard of integrity and excellence.
He called on the graduating students to maintain whatever they have gained in the course of their study and affect their communities positively.
In his speech, the Oyo State Governor, Senator AbiolaAjimobi, who was represented by the Head of Service, Mr. Soji Eniade, thanked the management of the institution for keeping the flag of the institution flying despite the dwindling revenue of the two proprietors of the citadel of technological learning.
He said:”I consider it necessary at this juncture, to assure the university that government is not unconcerned about the welfare of staff and the students. Although, government has been going through a time of financial constraints, it has not ceased to accord the issue of staff and the students welfare a high premium”
Ajimobi urged the graduating students to make the best use of the knowledge you have painstakingly acquired through the rigours of academic work.
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22-year-old emerges LAUTECH overall best student
Miss Saidat Sanni, a 22-year-old student from the Department of Statistics had emerged the overall best student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso.
Prof. Adeniyi Gbadegesin, the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, announced Sanni as the overall best at its 13th Convocation held in Ogbomoso on Friday.
Sanni, who hailed from Abeokuta in Ogun State, emerged after securing a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.88 to overrun Olufemi Ige of the Mathematics department, who secured a CGPA of 4.85 in the 2013/2014 session.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sanni was the best student in the 2014/2015 session before emerging the best among the 10,317 graduands, which was a combination of 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 academic sets.
In her valedictory speech, Sanni urged other graduands not to relent in the spirit of excellence, integrity and service, which had been their watchword in school.
“We are here, we made it and we did it. Nothing good comes easy.
“More challenges will come our ways, however, with endurance, perseverance, commitment, patience, hard work and steadfastness in prayers, we shall make it,’’ she said.
Speaking on her success, she told NAN that her success was hinged on the vow she made to her parents not to disappoint them.
“My father once called me to look at a story in one of the newspapers, where a lady was celebrated for being the overall best student and I vowed never to disappoint him.
Sanni, the daughter of Mr Bashir and Silifat Sanni, said that her watchword, “I can do well’’ was a driving force, adding that she was always thinking of the positive side.
“We cultivated the habit of reading from home. I initially wanted to study medicine but was admitted to study Mathematics,’’ she said.
Earlier in his speech, Prof. Gbadegesin said it was a thing of joy that the institution was still able to soar by dint of shrewd management to produce the great hope of tomorrow comparable to any standard in the world.
“in spite of the paucity of funding and the challenges of conducting credible research and other social encumbrances bedevilling the university system in general, we are resolved to turn things around for better.
“The university has reached an era of consolidation, using the gains and successes of the past as springboard for projection and advancement into the future, harnessing maximally its capacity,’’ he said.
He commended the Federal Government for its intervention projects through the NEEDS Assessment Intervention funds and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND).
Similarly, Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State said that it was worthy of note that despite the dwindling revenue of the two proprietors of the institution, it was still waxing stronger among its equals.
Ajimobi, who was represented by Mr Soji Eniade, the Oyo State Head of Service, assured the university that the government was not unconcerned about the welfare of staff and the students.
Prof. Wale Omole, the Pro-Chancellor, LAUTECH urged the graduands to make excellence, integrity and service their watchword as they move into the world.
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LAUTECH to graduate 10,317, 105 first class, 112 Ph.D
The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, will on Friday graduate 10,317 students and conferred first class honours on 105 graduands and 112 doctorate degrees on Post graduates students at its 13th convocation ceremony.
The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof Adeniyi Gbadegesin disclosed this while addressing journalists at press conference held at the newly built TETFUND hall, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso, on Wednesday.
Gbadegin disclosed that this year’s convocation ceremony commenced on April 15 and will end on Saturday April 23, with the university conferring honours on a total of 10,317 first degrees on persons for the award of degrees in both 2013/2014 and 2014 and 2014/2015 academic sessions.
According to him, 105 make first class honours; 50 student’s in 2013/14 and 55 students in 2014/15 academic sessions, while for the first time LAUTECH crossed the 100 landmark for doctorate degrees with 112 students for Ph.D.
Other categories Gbadegesin said includes; 2,434 students in the second class upper division, 5,527 students in Second class Lower Division, 1,692 in the Third Class Division, 122 in the Third Class Division and 437 in the unclassified category.
The university don also disclosed that Ige Olufemi Elijah of the Department of Mathematics and Sanni Saidat Abidemi of the department of Statistics emerged best graduating students for 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 respectively.
Ige emerged with 4.85 Cumulative Grade Point of Average (CGPA), while Saidat emerged over all best student of the institution this session with 4.88 CGPA.
Furthermore, the institution will also graduates a total of 14,349 individuals in postgraduates degrees on Saturday, April 23.
On Thursday, April 21, the institution will hold its Convocation titled “Maintaining quality University of Technology in the 21st century: Leveraging globalisation, sustainability and technology” by an erudite Professor and Dean of the College of Management, University of Wisconsin-Stout, USA, Professor Abel Femi Adekola.
He promised that the institution will not rest on its oars, that LAUTECH is not just creating the best in academics but the very best in our chosen specialisation of thinking for our nation.
“As a University of Technology, the onus is on us to continue to develop ideas and systems that would steadily propel the country to greatness to such an extent that we will become self sustaining in food production, technological advancement and whatever other thing that enlists us among the comity of developed countries of the world.
“More than anything else, we are believers in the “can do right” and are emboldened to rededicate ourselves to further drive the vision that will re-position our University as ‘primus inter pares’.”
Gbadegesin further informed that the university has also “sought and got the approval of the National University Commission (NUC) for a licence for the Opena nd Distance Learning. The NUC, having been convinced beyond reasonable doubt that the University has the capacity to run the programme, granted the approval to enable us run Bachelor of Science Degree (B.Sc) programme in computer science through Open and Distance Learning while approval for other degree programme is being processed.”