Education

Oyo Govt. Releases Grant For LAUTECH’s Agric College

By Web News 1159

Oyo State Government has released the take-off grant for the commencement of activities at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, LAUTECH’s College of Agricultural Science and Renewable Natural Resources, Iseyin, in Iseyin Local Government Area.

The Chairman, Governing Council of LAUTECH, Professor Ayodeji Omole, who led other members of the council and management members of the University, on a fact-finding mission to ascertain the cost of putting up structures and renovating existing buildings for administrative, research and residential purposes stated this in Iseyin.

Professor Omole hinted that with the release of the take-off grant, work would start in earnest, as Governor Seyi Makinde would do the turning of sod at the administrative site of the college along Okeho road by November 2021.

He called on the community to provide more land for the university project as the available acquired land has been exhausted on projections based on research, academics and other aspects of the institution’s projects.

Professor Omole also asked residents to relate well with students and staff members of the College as he reckoned that they would be coming from different homes, backgrounds and with different orientations.

The Chairman later visited the Aseyin of Iseyin, Oba Dr. Abdulganiy Adekunle Oloogunebi, Ajinese 1.

In a remark, the Aseyin of Iseyin commended Governor Seyi Makinde for not neglecting the Iseyin community in his strive to make Oyo State envy of other states in Nigeria.

He assured the LAUTECH Council and management staff of security of lives and properties of students and staffers of the college, assuring the delegation that upon commencement of construction works at the college site, indigenes of Iseyin would rally support for the success of the project.

The National President of Iseyin Development Union (I.D.U), Alhaji Bayo Raji told the delegation that apart from the acquired land that has been handed over to the authority of the College, another 50 acres of land was presently being acquired for the institution.

Iyabo Adebisi

Environment

Aseyin Urges Makinde To Erect Signals, Speed Breakers To Reduce Accidents

By Web News 1009

Oyo State Government has been enjoined to urgently put in place, speed breakers at locations like ‘Serafu’, kilometer 2 Cattle market and the Iseyin Muslim Burial ground junction along Iseyin-Moniya road to dissuade motorists from over-speeding.

This is as the Aseyin of Iseyin, Oba Abdganiy Salawudeen Adekunle Oloogunebi Ajinese 1, called on motorists to value human lives and exercise patience during the months that end the year.

A member of Oyo State House of Assembly, representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju State constituency, Honorable Dele Adeola also called for immediate erection of necessary road signals and speed breakers to guide users of the newly reconstructed road and prevent unnecessary accidents.

In a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday and signed by the National President , Iseyin Development Union (I.D.U), Alhaji Bayo Raji, the call said to be imperative as many lives and properties have been lost to road carnage along the newly reconstructed 76kilometer road.

Raji said the areas mentioned have villages or markets where human and vehicular movements are always high as well as sharp bends need speed breakers to force motorists into reducing their speed.

On Saturday evening, about 18 passengers and the drivers of two Mazda buses with full passengers died immediately after a head-on-collision at the kilometer 2 cattle market at Iseyin.

The bodies were taken to FADOK hospital, close to Iseyin Divisional Police Headquarters, Okutapemo, where people having thronged since the incident happened to identify the victims.

“We pray for the souls of the dead in this ghastly accident and many more incidents that have claimed lives, limbs and properties because of over-speeding by drivers along our roads and their families that the Lord Almighty give them the strength to bear the loss.

“We also beseech our governor, who has always listened and acted in accordance with the yearnings of the people to please call the contractor to put speed breakers at critical points along this road, like the ‘Serafu’ market, the kilometer 2 cattle market, some villages where activities are rife as well as the junction at the Iseyin Muslim burial ground.

“We believe that as the speed breakers have worked in reducing speed of motorists at the Ibadan end of this road, the same sanity will prevail at the Iseyin end as well and we shall not witness such waste of lives anymore.”

Raji also called on the leadership of the Park Management System in the State to caution commercial drivers, especially during the ‘ember’ months, on their speed control.

Kayode Banjo