Management of Federal University of Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) has reminded the federal government of the need to expedite action on the renaming of the university after late Gen. Adeyinka Adebayo. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Kayode Soremekun, while speaking at the 8th matriculation ceremony of the university, said many of the students and their parents, including other stakeholders had been asking questions as to what was delaying action on it.
He said authorities of the institution had taken a number of actions, including writing letters of reminder to the appropriate quarters, and that there were assurances that the federal government would soon follow-up in its promise to rename the university. It will be recalled that the federal government, had in May, 2017, through the then Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo pledged to rename the school as “Adeyinka Adebayo Federal University” in honour of the late general. Soremekun said a total of 5,377 fresh students that were newly matriculated into the institution, out of the many that applied for admission was a sign that the university was ahead of others established at the same time.
According to him, the institution is currently the only federal university operating multi campus system at both Oye Ekiti and Ikole Ekiti, and that it had moved from its initial 512 students in 2011, to 12,163 in 2018. “We have moved from four faculties and 29 departments to seven faculties and 49 departments.
“As I speak, Law and Pharmacy is starting soonest, faculty of Basic Medical Sciences is also about to start “Our drive to make the university a huge construction centre will receive a boost in the coming months so as to add to the current speed of physical infrastructural development on campus,” the VC said.
