Students, alumni, organisations, notable personalities and other stakeholders have expressed divergent views over the plans by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to rename The Polytechnic Ibadan after a former governor of the state, Dr Victor Omololu Olunloyo.
Makinde announced his plans to rename the institution as Victor Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, Ibadan and all hell broke loose with the students blocking the road and halting all activities on the school on Tuesday
Olunloyo was the first Ibadan indigene to serve as the governor of old Oyo State.
He served as governor between October 1 and December 31 1983
Olunloyo, who died on April 6, 2025, was the pioneer Principal of the institution.
The former governor was a notable mathematician.
Makinde announced his plans to rename the institution as Victor Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, Ibadan and all hell broke loose with the students blocking the road and halting all activities on the school on Tuesday
Olunloyo was the first Ibadan indigene to serve as the governor of old Oyo State.
He served as governor between October 1 and December 31 1983
Olunloyo, who died on April 6, 2025, was the pioneer Principal of the institution.
The former governor was a notable mathematician.
I don't think it's cool, why change the name of the institution anyway?
ReplyDeleteI disagree too
ReplyDeleteIt is very distasteful to keep naming historical institutions in Nigeria after politicians. Name highways and Airports or hospitals after them like they do by in the US.
ReplyDeleteNot universities or polytechnics. It is wrong and it messes up the certificate of Alums who may not hold their political views or consider them statesmen. Changing the name of an institution 50 years after it was founded is not a good thing. The politician in question was only a governor for 3 months. Just 3 months under a terrible regime.
Governance is not by emotions. It’s his loony tunes daughter that made him seem larger than he was, Bola Ige was a more consequential governor than the guy was. Very soon almost everything in Nigeria would bear the names of its failed political loonies. To think they give these long ugly names without thinking of the holders of the certificates. We have Hartfiekd Airport in Atlanta, Obama highway in Chicago, Eisenhower Highway, George Bush Airport in Houston but never public universities. It’s self serving and egotistical.
No pls they should allow him rest in peace
ReplyDeleteI don't agree too.
ReplyDeleteFor what gangan
ReplyDeleteVanities upon vanities
ReplyDeleteI do not agree too.
ReplyDeleteNo be kemi olunloyo papa?
ReplyDeleteNo consultation. Just dramatic and barbaric methods,always exhibited. 😠😠ðŸ˜
ReplyDeleteWhy do they keep changing names of public higher institutions to all these late and past politicians? I don't really like it, I'm with the students on this.
ReplyDeletei totally disagree too. what is the point? it will spoil our certificate for us. mmtchewww
ReplyDeleteMust they change it? They should leave it abeg
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