Barely two weeks ago, the Oyo state House of Assembly led by Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin moved a motion to pass the bill to upgrade Emmanuel Alayande College of Education,Oyo to a degree awarding Institution, by a lawmaker representing South west 2 and House Committee chairman on Education, Hon. Femi Fowokanmi,seconded by the minority leader, Hon. Asimiyu Alarape, Oyo state government led by Seyi Makinde on Monday assented the bill to law.
In his address, commissioner for Education, Barr. Abdulramon Abdulrahim stated that the promotion of the college to a university of education will help in graduating competent and professional teachers and improve the internally generated revenue in the state.
Speaking, Speaker ,Oyo state House of Assembly, Rt. Adebo Ogundoyin said the passage of the law to upgrade the Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo to a degree awarding Institution came to limelight on November 23rd 2022 which increase the state owned universities to three, as also to credit the versatility of the state government,led by Seyi Makinde.
” The University,just passed to law began as St Andrew’s college at training teachers back then in 1986; translated to Oyo state college of Education and to Emmanuel Alayande College of Education in 2008
” We clear it here that the law to upgrade the Institution came to passage to law on 23rd November,2022
” As a matter of fact, the opposition lawmakers for the first time agree to passage of the bill to law, which will now make the newly passed to operate University institution the third university in the state “, he said.
In his remarks, Governor Seyi Makinde, said his administration will maintain 100 percent subventions while regular services to staff welfare will be upped.
”We have succeeded in this state making sure subventions to institutions are upped from 25 percent to 100 percent with little or no distractions in the school calendar
The governor said the newly upgraded university will be formal as Emmanuel Alayande university of Education,Oyo days’ time by the National Universities Commission (NUC) while the diplomas, university degrees, and other academic certificates
The event had in attendance the Institution’s acting provost, Dr Nelson Oyewo, lawmakers, government functionaries and members of the state executive council.
