The government of the state of Osun has assured the students of the tertiary institutions in the state that government under the leadership of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola will continue its huge investment in education to secure a prosperous future for the state.
The government made this known on Wednesday when it met the leadership of the students unions who had earlier planned to stage protest across the State over bad state of their intra-campus roads.
Osun students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Osun Joint Campus Committee, has given the government notice of protest over poor state of roads within campuses of State-owned institutions.
Osun Commissioner for Education, Hon Oladoyin Bamisayemi said this during a meeting with Students’ Union leaders and Chairmen of Governing Council of all the state owned tertiary institutions held at Osun State College of Education, Ilesa.
According to the commissioner, Governor Oyetola has doused tension by sustaining industrial harmony in all the state owned tertiary institutions with the regular payment of salary of lecturers and other interventions to discourage avoidable industrial disputes that usually extend student year of graduation.
He said “Governor Oyetola is committed to educational development at all levels and he will not relent in his efforts to ensure qualitative education in our tertiary institutions, you will all agree with me that the Governor has stabilised accadamic calenders in tertiary institutions with the regular payment of salary and removal of embargo on promotion among others.
“In the last Three and Half Years, despite the economic reality and pressure to increase tuition fees, Mr Governor has refused to grant such approval, he recently paid bursary to the indigent students and also facilitated mobility for the leadership of the students’ union in our tertiary institutions. Despite the paucity of fund, I can assure you that the Governor will not spare any effort at improving tertiary education in state.”
Bamisayemi also assured the students that the issue of road repair as raised by the students will be looked into within seven working days and announced that a committee to include student representative would be set up to kick start and monitor the process.
Speaking earlier, the Chairman of the NANS/JCC Osun Axis, Comrade Oyelayo Afeez appreciated the Governor for several interventions in the various institutions and urged the government to consider the repair the roads within shortest time possible.
Also speaking with InsightMedia, another source at the meeting said the “students leaders expect actions on the project as soon as possible or the we may storm the street to tell the world our grievance.”
Other government representatives at the meeting include Commissioner for Works and Transport, Eng Oluremi Omowaiye; Chairmen Governing Councils, Osun College of Education, Ilesa Elder Kunle Odeyemi; Osun College of Technology, Esa Oke, Hon Akintunde Adegboyega; Osun College of Education, Ila, Dr Owolabi George Olayinka; Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Student Affairs, Comrade Kehinde Ayantunji and all the Heads of state owned tertiary institutions, among others.
