The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, on
Thursday disclosed that many people in the state do not have adequate
information about the First Technical University, Ibadan. He made the assertion
when he represented Governor Seyi Makinde as the Special Guest of Honour at the
maiden edition of the university’s annual lecture.
While delivering the Visitor’s address, Engr. Olaniyan said “many
people lack information about First Technical University”. He was apparently
referring to debates all over the state about the ownership of the institution.
Before the lecture, the Deputy Governor had commissioned two
250-seater lecture theaters in the university. He and the Chancellor, Chief
Tunde Afolabi also laid the foundation of the first phase of the IGR-funded
Workshop/Laboratory complex. The Deputy Governor also took time to attend the
exhibition of products of entrepreneurship and vocational training by students
of the university.
In his welcome address, the Vice Chancellor, Professor
Ayobami Salami described the Guest Lecturer, Professor Toyin Falola, as “an illustrious
son of Ibadanland and cultural ambassador who takes the cherished values of the
Yorubas with him everywhere he goes”. In appreciating the Deputy Governor, he
said “we are excited by the presence of the Governor. We are grateful for your
assured support and presence”.
In the course of the lecture, Professor Falola said “if you don’t
train people very well, they will become jobless”. He also advised the First Technical University
against duplication. “Universities must not duplicate. Things are changing every
day and we should not be left behind. There will be a post oil economy. What
will sustain us will be knowledge economy. Universities like this will be our
fallback that time”, he said.
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