Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde has signed into regulation the invoice renaming state-owned First Technical College after Senator Abiola Ajimobi, his speedy predecessor.
Whereas signing the invoice entitled “Invoice for the Institution, Incorporation, Constitutions and Capabilities of Abiola Ajimobi Technical College, Ibadan and Different Associated Issues” into regulation, Makinde reiterated his administration’s dedication to bettering the schooling sector, noting that the federal government had been investing within the required human and supplies assets wanted within the trade.
The governor mentioned the chief council accepted the Government Invoice repealing the First Technical College Legislation, 2012, to get replaced by a regulation that may seize the structural adjustments the college will endure, together with a change of identify.
He mentioned: “It’s possible you’ll recall final yr that through the establishment’s convocation, I made an announcement for the change of identify to honour my predecessor, underneath whose administration the college was established.
“This new regulation will codify the identify change as a result of this administration doesn’t govern by fiat. We be sure that the appropriate governance processes are adopted. The brand new regulation additionally signifies that the College can appoint a Governing Council to manipulate its affairs.”
The governor knowledgeable the gathering {that a} governing council would quickly be constituted for the college, including that he had accepted the college’s request for N1.4bn to improve the infrastructure.
Dwelling on his achievements within the schooling sector, the governor famous that his administration had spent between N10 billion and N15 billion to convey schooling infrastructure in control, including that it is usually renovating 105 main college buildings by means of a World Financial institution grant and 100 secondary colleges underneath the state’s 10 billion yearly intervention for schooling.
For tertiary establishments, Makinde is equally assured of steady provision of subventions and the execution of capital tasks.
He assured state residents that his authorities would proceed to do issues within the curiosity of and for the good thing about the populace, saying, “Let me use this chance to restate our administration’s dedication to the schooling sector. We aren’t simply paying lip service once we say that schooling is without doubt one of the 4 pillars of this administration.
