Osun state governor renames Uniosun, poly ire and others after Bola Ige, Lawrence Omole

Osogbo - Gov. Rauf Aregbesola of Osun on Wednesday
named Osun State University after former Minister of Justice
and Attorney General of the Federation, the late Chief Bola
Ige.
Aregbesola announced this at the convocation of the
university.
Other institutions renamed were Osun State College of
Technology, Esa-Oke now Bisi Akande College of Technology;
Osun State Polytechnic Iree now Sunday Afolabi Polytechnic.
The College Of Education, Ila Orangun, now Adeyemi
Oyeduntan College of Education and the College of
Education Ilesa which will now be known as Lawrence
Omole College of Education.
Also, UNIOSUN College of Law, Ifetedo is now Kayode Esho
College of Law; College of Social Sciences and Management
Okuku, now Olagunsoye College of Social Sciences; College
of Agriculture Ejigbo is now Isiaka Adeleke College of
Agriculture.
The College of Education, Ipetu Ijesa, now Hezekiah
Oluwasanmi College of Education and College of Humanities
and Culture, Ikire, now Eniola Atanda College of Humanities
and Culture.
``I, therefore, want this university to affect our society at
three levels.
"The first is at the level of teaching which should prepare the
students for post graduate life by equipping them with life
sustenance skills, especially technical and entrepreneurial
education.
"Secondly, the university should tailor its researches into
immediate and prospective challenges of mankind in health,
food, housing, infrastructure, societal organisation and the
seemingly unknown aspects on nature", Aregbesola said.
According to him, "the essence of the education enterprise is
for man to be able to conquer nature and dominate the
environment.
``Thirdly, the universities should also be engaged in society
through public service, by bringing their knowledge and
research findings to bear directly in needed areas."
Oil magnate and founder of Rose of Sharon Foundation, Mrs
Folorunsho Alakija was named Chancellor of the institution.