Osun renames State University after Bola Ige

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.