Akande, a professor of comparative politics and director at the Centre for Presidential Studies, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, said the development was a welcome development.

The  APC chieftain noted that the upgrade will in no small way help the teeming  youths of Oyo State  who daily seek admission into tertiary institutions.

“The upgrade of the Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, EACOED, to a university status is long overdue. It will not only boost the economy of the host community, being the first university of education in the state, it will also help accommodate our teeming admission seekers who are qualified but are denied admission because they are non-indigenes of the states where they are forced to apply to.

“I like to add at this point that education is one of the reasons why majority of our youth are still hopeful and anything that would take them away from anti-social behaviors must be given priority by the state.

“From its days as St. Andrews College of Education, SACOED to when the state took it over from the missionaries- Oyo State College of Education, OYSCOED,  has always been a pride of all indigenes of the state. There is hardly a community in Oyo State  without alumni of the institution.The development in Oyo State and indeed Western Nigerian cannot be written without copious reference to the contributions of  St Andrews College of Education, Oyo that produced thousands of teachers who intern produced the manpower that drove the development efforts.

“I wish to  advise the government and management of the institution to work out plans that can make the institution self-sustaining. It is important because it is becoming pretty difficult for state to fund education, especially the tertiary ones,”  Akande submitted.

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Also constituted is the board of the Oyo State Waste Management Board, a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa indicated on Tuesday.

The statement named Chairmen and Board members for state-owned institutions including The Polytechnic Ibadan, Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa, Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo among others.

It also indicated that Mr. Seun Adelore will continue to chair the Board of the state’s Waste Management Agency, while the members of the agency’s Board include: Mr. Johnson Ojebiyi; Mr. Azeez Adeoti; Apostle Lamunyegun Moses; Mr. Salawudeen Tajudeen Abiola; Ayuba Akinsola; Mr. Lukman Adesina; Mr. Isiaka Aliu; Mrs. Oguntona Janet Bola; Mr. Yusuf Sarafa and Shuaibu Oladayo.

The statement added that the nominees of the different ministries on the Board are: Dr. Olubunmi Ayinde; Mr. Alao Muyiwa Maruf; Mrs. Areo Bukola Oluseun; TPL Seun Raji and Mr. Segun Olakoju.

The statement further announced the appointment of the chairmen of the governing councils of the state-owned tertiary institutions, including Dr. Ogundiran Samuel Ogunwale (The Ibarapa Polytechnic, Eruwa); Prof. Mathew Odedokun (Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo); Dr. Bisi Ojebola (College of Education, Lanlate); Professor Sunday Ajayi Adesola (Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Saki); Prof. Lateef Sanni (Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igbo Ora); Prof. Kunle Akinyemi (The Polytechnic, Ibadan).

Those appointed as members of The Ibarapa Polytechnic, Eruwa were Alhaji Musiliu Oyedemi; Barr. Segun Adebayo; Mrs. Adedokun Alice; Mr Wazir Adekunle and Alhaji Azeem Badmus.

Hon. Banji Folaranmi; Al-Hassan Sakirat; Alhaji Liadi Busari and Chief Joshua Oyetunde Abioye were appointed as members of the Governing Council of Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo.

Similarly, Alhaji Aliyu Tajudeen; Mrs Lawal Jumoke; Mr Ajayi-Ope Olatunde Phillips and Mrs Mojisola Alenkhe were appointed as members of the College of Education, Lanlate’s Governing Council.

For the Governing Council of the Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, Dr. Omotayo Funmilola Olubunmi; Mr. Isiaka Adegbayi Kareem; Prof. Stephen Adegbite; Mr. Ife Oyelere and Mr. Balogun Nurudeen were appointed as members.

Mr. Abdulrahman Alayande; Dr. Abegunde Ilori Amos; Mrs. Tunrayo Ajeigbe; Princess Adenike Adedoja; Mr. Lukman Balogun; Mr. Olalekan Kazeem Bello; Hon. Taiwo Akano; Mr. Adesope Elijah Adesina and Mr. Olawuwo Samuel Adigun were appointed as members of the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igbo Ora’s Governing Council.

For The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Prof. Sarafadeen Olateju Kareem; Prof. S.G. Odewumi; Barr. Jide Ojolowo; Mr. Adedapo Adekunle Joshua; Ayaba Moji Adeyemi; Hon. Abiola Ayorinde Taoreed and Hon. Bola Akinyemi were appointed as members of its Governing Council.

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It would be recalled that the school was running Bachelor degree programmes in affiliation with the Ekiti State University, Ekiti (EKSU).

The institution’s Provost, Dr. Rasak Adetunji Adefabi, informed that the National University Commission communicated the body’s position via a letter reference no NUC/ES/412/Vol.2/160 dated 19 March, 2020 after it conducted the accreditation exercise in the College in December, 2019 addressed to the Vice Chancellor, Ekiti State University, a copy of which was sent to his office.

The Provost added that the College can now boast of seventeen (17) bachelor’s degree programmes altogether with full accreditation.

Also, interesting twist about the accreditation was the excellent performance the College achieved in the year 2019 NUC accreditation exercise carried out on the College. He stressed that the NUC Technical Committee’s report clearly revealed that the College did not score below 85% in any of the accredited degree courses.

Similarly, the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), had also approved and granted full accreditation statuses to three (3) new NCE programmes of the College. Updating the general public about the new outstanding academic feat recorded by Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo on her NCE programmes, Adefabi listed the following three additional new courses recently floated by the college as :

1. Special Needs Education

2. Adult & Non-Formal Education

3. Theatre Arts Education

He further reported that the NCCE announced this in a letter dated 4 March, 2020 after its Accreditation Team had visited the College between 24 – 28 November, 2019 for the purpose of institutional and academic accreditation. This update has therefore raised the number of courses run by the College to thirty one (31) – all fully accredited.

The Provost commended Governor Seyi Makinde for his commitments and support to the College particularly in the consistent and regular payment of staff salaries which he claimed had improved staff commitments to duty.

“In effect, these two feats could not have been achieved but for the unwavering support the College had been receiving from the Oyo State Government under the unparalleled watch of our amiable Governor, Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde. This is no mean an unprecedented feat in the annals of our College”, the Provost stated.

Dr. Adefabi, however thanked his Management Team, Academic and Non-Academic Staff, Students and members of the College Community for their unflinching support, noting that the new feat had given Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo an enviable rating among the comity of Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria and beyond and in fulfilment of the College vision statement.

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The provost who gave the commendation while donating the customised food items including garri, y am flower and alcohol based hand sanitizers worth two million Naira (#2,000,000.00) to the state government through the Ministry of Agriculture, said the kindheartedness of the governor, towards ensuring the welfare of the staffers of tertiary institutions in the state motivated the institution to donate the school based relief items for the State.

“Cost of these food materials presented to Oyo State today is over two million Naira. We were moved to do this because of the kindheartedness of His Excellency, Engineer Seyi Makinde, especially towards ensuring that the welfare of staff of tertiary institution, particularly Emmanuel Alayande, which has always been giving him concern, is well catered for. So, we believe it was about time we reciprocated the generosity.

“Also, we saw him being seriously bothered about the COVID-19 pandemic, which is spreading all over, and his concern that Oyo State should not be seriously affected. We thought we should join hands with him by presenting our own window’s mite, especially towards ensuring that the people of Oyo State do not pass through undue pain borne out of the lockdown they have found themselves.”

He noted that the food items donated were of good hygiene that were produced in a very clean environment by professionals.

“We have a little factory in our campus producing bread, producing water, and we also have a committee in charge producing agric products including garri and yam flower. So, we want to guarantee the people of Oyo State that their hygiene is well guaranteed.

“We brought five hundred and five copies of garri. They are well packed and customized in the name of the college, and in the name of the Provost as the team leader. Added with that is customised five hundred and twenty four pack of yam flower, and seventy three copies of hand sanitizers produced by our department of Chemistry in Emmanuel Alayande College of Education.”

Oyo State Commissioner for Agric, Hon.Muyiwa Ojekunle , while receiving the donations on behalf of the state government, described the gesture by the Institution as commendable, saying the food items donated would be of immense benefits to many citizens in the state.

Ojekunle, however assured the Institution of that all the donations received from different quarters would bring succor to the people of the state and will get to the grassroots by the time the distribution commences .

He, therefore admonished other institutions to emulate good gesture of the citadel of learning by assisting the people at this trying period.

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Contained in a statement issued by the state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Adeniyi Olowofela, conveyed the closure, in Ibadan, on Friday.

The statement further advised students to vacate the school premises immediately, while law enforcement agents have been urged to secure lives and government property on the college.

Olowofela said that the college would remain closed until normalcy returns.

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