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Senator Solomon Adeola (APC-Ogun West), on Wednesday, praised President Bola Tinubu for his assent to a bill for the upgrade of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, to a Federal University of Technology, Ilaro (FUTI), Ogun State.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, during the commencement of the plenary, had announced Tinubu’s assent to the Bill sponsored by Adeola.
According to a statement by Senator Adeola’s Media Adviser, Chief Kayode Odunaro, the Senate President congratulated the lawmaker, the people of Ogun West, and Ogun State in general for the approval of the upgrade of the Polytechnic Ilaro to a Federal university.
Commending President Tinubu for upgrading the polytechnic to a Federal University of Technology, Senator Adeola said that the gesture reflected the President’s love for tertiary education.
The lawmaker noted that Tinubu’s policies on educational infrastructure, student loan scheme and release of funds to academic and non-teaching staff of tertiary institutions underscored the faithful implementation of the Renewed Hope Agenda on education.
The Ogun West Senator added, “I want to sincerely appreciate Mr. President for hearing the cries of my people in Ogun West in this sector.
“In Ogun State, my senatorial district is the only one without a federal university and we are very grateful to the President for seeing the merit for a university of technology in Ogun West, the industrial area of Ogun State.”
He recalled that he began the moves to upgrade Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro to a university from the 8th Senate under Senator Bukola Saraki, but the bill was only passed in the Senate before the expiration of that session of the Senate.
He added, “I started the move for this upgrade in 2016, but the bill was only passed in the Senate. In the 9th Senate under Senator Ahmed Lawan, the bill was passed in the Senate and the House of Representatives but was not assented to by the then President Muhammadu Buhari before the end of that session.
“I am glad that in the 10th National Assembly, my dream for my people, dating back a decade, has now been realised under President Tinubu. We are forever grateful to the National Assembly and our performing President.”
Recall that the major argument for the upgrade of the polytechnic was the availability of infrastructure and key personnel that surpass those of newly established federal universities as well as some state-owned universities.
