The Ogun State-owned Moshood Abiola
Polytechnic, Abeokuta has been upgraded to the
Moshood Abiola University of Science and
Technology.
Governor Ibikunle Amosun, on Monday, March 13
signed the bill to that effect.
Also signed into law is the bill to establish the
Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia, in the Yewa area
of the state.
Amosun signed the bills during the State
Executive Council meeting at the governor’s
office in Abeokuta.
He said the MKO University, which would operate
a multi-campus system, was expected to boost
science and technology in the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this is
the highest honour bestowed on the late MKO
Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12,
1993 presidential poll, rated worldwide as one of
the freest and best elections in the history of the
country.The administration of the late Head of State,
Gen. Sani Abacha, had arrested and detained
Abiola for declaring himself president following
the annulment of the election by military
dictator, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida.
Ogun had named the state polytechnic and the
state stadium in Abeokuta after the late Abiola.
Amosun commended the state House of
Assembly for the speedy passage of the bill.
In an interview with newsmen after the occasion,
the Speaker, Mr. Suraj Adekunbi, said the House
gave the bill accelerated passage because of the
priority the government accorded education.
He noted that the establishment of the two
institutions would create more jobs in the state.
Recall that the House had, on January 31,
passed the MKO Abiola University Bill and the
Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia, Bill.
The Ogun State-owned Moshood Abiola
Polytechnic, Abeokuta has been upgraded to the
Moshood Abiola University of Science and
Technology.
Governor Ibikunle Amosun, on Monday, March 13
signed the bill to that effect.
Also signed into law is the bill to establish the
Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia, in the Yewa area
of the state.
Amosun signed the bills during the State
Executive Council meeting at the governor’s
office in Abeokuta.
He said the MKO University, which would operate
a multi-campus system, was expected to boost
science and technology in the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this is
the highest honour bestowed on the late MKO
Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12,
1993 presidential poll, rated worldwide as one of
the freest and best elections in the history of the
country.The administration of the late Head of State,
Gen. Sani Abacha, had arrested and detained
Abiola for declaring himself president following
the annulment of the election by military
dictator, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida.
Ogun had named the state polytechnic and the
state stadium in Abeokuta after the late Abiola.
Amosun commended the state House of
Assembly for the speedy passage of the bill.
In an interview with newsmen after the occasion,
the Speaker, Mr. Suraj Adekunbi, said the House
gave the bill accelerated passage because of the
priority the government accorded education.
He noted that the establishment of the two
institutions would create more jobs in the state.
Recall that the House had, on January 31,
passed the MKO Abiola University Bill and the
Ogun State Polytechnic, Ipokia, Bill.
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