By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
All is now set for the resumption of 1,533 two hundred Level students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso (LAUTECH) at the Iseyin Campus, by the end of this month. (October, 2023).
Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan.
According to Prince Oyelade, the take off of the Iseyin campus is in fulfilment of the promise made by Governor Seyi Makinde during the commissioning of the Iseyin campus, last month.
He stressed that the college of Agricultural Science and Renewable Natural Resources, will begin the second semester in Iseyin on October 23, 2023, adding that the resumption is significant because since April, 2023 when Oyo State Government announced the movement of the Agriculture Faculty to Iseyin, commencement of lecture for the 200 level students will now formally begin.
The Commissioner maintained that agreement was reached on affordable accommodation, transportation and security measures in anticipation of their resumption and that some of the lecturers, who may not secure immediate accommodation within Iseyin township, have made arrangements, to come from their Ogbomoso base on daily basis.
He stressed that this is made feasible, because the newly constructed 76km Ogbomoso-Iseyin road, is 55 minutes drive, Prince Oyelade recalled that the first semester officially ended on October 3, 2023.
Prince Oyelade recalled that his counterpart in the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, Prof. Saliu Adelabu has held series of meetings with the Pro- Chancellor, Prof. Deji Omole and the Ag. Vice-chancellor to ensure the realisation of the students’ resumption.
