LAUTECH: Thank you for playing the role of a statesman, Makinde lauds Oyetola
The Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, on Monday, commended the Governor of the State of Osun, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, for the role he played in finding a permanent solution to the many years of joint ownership crises of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH).
Makinde added that without the leadership quality displayed by Oyetola, the problem could not have been resolved.
It will be recalled that the National Universities Commission (NUC) recently handed over ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, to the Oyo State Government while the Osun Government took over the College of Health Sciences in Osogbo.
The decision was taken after the joint owners, Osun and Oyo, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to effect a new management structure of the institution.
Makinde, who paid a ‘Thank You’ visit to Governor Oyetola at his office in Osogbo, reiterated that indigenes of Oyo and Osun working in the institution would retain all the rights and privileges stipulated in their letters of engagement and that the security of their jobs was guaranteed.
Makinde said: “I bring you greetings from the people and Government of Oyo State. I came here to thank my brother, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, for the role he played in resolving the LAUTECH issues that had lingered for years.
In his remarks, the Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, said the decision to sign off the institution required him to be statemanly and rise above political and primordial sentiments.
He added that his administration had considered the overall best interest of the State, the future of the students of the institution who were directly affected by the incessant crises, the welfare of the staff and the unity of the Yoruba nation, before taking the difficult but necessary decision.
Oyetola, who maintained that Osun had fully discharged its responsibilities towards LAUTECH before its exit, said that in the spirit of the agreement, the State looked forward to the 12-month Transition Arrangement that would attend to all issues, intended or otherwise, which might be thrown up by the separation of ownership.
The Governor charged the Oyo State Government to honour the agreement by ensuring prompt, complete and faithful implementation of every clause in the Memorandum of Understanding.