Calling Out Governor Rauf Aregbesola Of Osun State...

This call out becomes imminent because of the unwarranted name change of tertiary institutions in Osun State that he announced on the 10th of March,  2016 at the convocation ceremony of Osun State University.

Stella,

Hope this mail meets you well.  I appreciate the good work you are doing through your blog and I pray that God will continue to bless you.

I am a regular blog visitor,  although I hardly comment but I have learnt a lot from your platform.

Straight to the reason I am sending you this mail.  I will appreciate if you can help use your platform to call out the governor of Osun state,  Nigeria. In person of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. 

This call out becomes imminent because of the unwarranted name change of tertiary institutions in Osun State that he announced on the 10th of March,  2016 at the convocation ceremony of Osun State University.

Governor Rauf Aregbesola on Wednesday renamed all the state owned tertiary institutions after notable indigenes of the state.

The Osun state University has been named after Chief Bola Ige, the former Attorney General of the Federation.

The Osun state Polytechnic, Iree was named after former minister of Internal Affairs, ChiefSunday Afolabi

Osun state College of Technology was named after Chief Bisi Akande, former governor of Osun state

The Okuku campus of UNIOSUN was also named afer Chief Olagunsoye Oyinlola

 Others are UNIOSUN College of Law, Ifetedo now Kayode Esho College of Law; 

College of Social Sciences and Management Okuku, now Olagunsoye College of Social Sciences, Okuku; College of Agriculture Ejigbo, now Isiaka Adeleke College of Agriculture, Ejigbo; College of Education Ipetu Ijesa, now Ezekiah Oluwasanmi College of Education and College of Humanities and Culture, Ikire, now Eniola Atanda College of Humanities.

However, my primary concern is that of my alma mata Osun State University that has now been renamed Bola Ige university and the renaming of the various campuses of the university  as stated above.

 Stella,  for the records, Osun State University is a young university  that started operations in September 2007 based on a multi campus setting across the state and still trying to find its feet.

It is however absurd that governor Aregbesola who happens to be the visitor to the university unilaterally announced this name change without following the due process.  It can be argued that the governor acted within his constitutional powers,but before such change can occur, it must pass through the state house of assembly who will have to amend the laws establishing Osun State University (Uniosun). This Mr governor did not do.

This clearly shows that the Ogbeni governor who sees himself as omoluabi has become a dictator rather than a Democrat as no worthy omoluabi will decide to rule his people with an iron fist. This is not the change the people of Osun voted for. There are many pressing needs the governor needs to pay attention to such as the massive uncompleted projects scattered across the state, the payment of salaries, just to mention  a few.

Osun State University is a brand that we the students that have passed through the system laboured so hard to put it in an enviable position it is today among the committee of universities in Nigeria and the world at large. 

We say No to the name change. Osun State University (Uniosun) is our brand and not Bola Ige university.

Please I will like to remain anonymous as I am alumni of the university who happens to also work with the university.

Thanks and God bless