Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has accused his predecessor Adegboyega Oyetola for rushing to established the University of Ilesa without following due process.
The Governor queried the rush of establishing a university describing it as political project which the former Governor conceived towards the end of tenure his adminstration.
Adeleke stated when he visited the College of Education Ilesa now University of Ilesa on Friday.
He said that previous government began the process of the upgrading the university towards the approached of the 2022 governorship election.
The governor said that his visitation to the institution is to assess the actual state of the University of Ilesa and rub mind with people of Ijeshaland for development of the state.
He promised that his administration will ensure that the University is properly established just the PDP government did on the Osun State University.
Receiving the detailed of the report, Governor Adeleke commended the committee for the well-done job, promising to issue white paper at a no distance time.
According to him, “Let me remind Ijesa people that I was the first to propose an upgrade an upgrade of College of Education to University of Ilesa. I made the promise at the Palace of the Kabiyesi Owa of Ijesaland during the 2018 elections.
“We all know that Mr Oyetola for three years did nothing on the university until the approach of the 2022 elections. My predecessor rushed the establishment of the University as a political project.
My goal is to ensure that the University is properly established just as the PDP government did on the establishment of the Osun State University. The review committee on the subject has submitted its report and I am issuing a white paper.
“I declare today that my administration is not stopping the establishment of university of Ilesa. this university has come to stay.
“My administration will soon release details of its plans on the university.
