The new Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof. Sunday Abayomi Fasina, has paid a courtesy visit to the Monarch of the town, His Highness, Oba Micheal Oluwole Ademolaju at his palace in the town.
The Vice Chancellor who was accompanied to the Palace by his Management team, was received by the Oloye-in-Council and the Monarch who gave him and his team a very warm reception.
Speaking at the Palace, Prof. Fasina stated “We appreciate you for your support and as we have discussed earlier, we will soon site a College of Medicine here in this town. And as we are aware that a College of Medicine will attract huge development and ensure rapid provision of all other social amenities in this town. There will be huge medical tourism and Oye-Ekiti shall be very popular, just as Ibadan and Ile-Ife.
“We will like to seek for more of your support. We are here to also seek the support of the Monarch as we want to collaborate with this town and whatever you ask us to do, we will do.
“We want to leave a lasting legacy in this town. We will be putting our best to ensure we get the support of Oye-Ekiti in all ramifications,” he said.
While appreciating the Kingmakers for their earlier support in ending the dispute the town was having with some suspected land grabbers in the town, the Registrar of the institution, Mr. Olatubosun Odusanya recalled that the Monarch and his Chief’s had jointly dragged the suspected land grabbers to court in favour of FUOYE.
The Registrar said, “We appreciate you so much for your strong support for our institution. We recall that the palace had dragged those who wanted to grab FUOYE’s landed property from the school and the ruling was given in our favour, all thanks to you and your chiefs. We are very grateful for this”
Reacting, the Monarch, Oba Ademolaju assured the Vice-Chancellor of the total support of the community for the Fasina-led administration to record the desired success. He revealed that he admires the new VC because he is a man of few words and more action.
He likened the Vice-Chancellor’s proactive character to that of former Lagos State governor, now late Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, Oba Ademolaju said he loved men who are proactive and as such he has fallen in love with Prof. Fasina, especially for the fact that he has strongly promised to build a College of Medicine in Oye-Ekiti in the next few months.
His words “Politicians can talk for hours, but no action. It is a pity so many of you don’t ever know late Lateef Jakande. During, our days as followers of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, they called Jakande, an action governor. That is why l admire the personality of Prof. Fasina, the new VC, he is a man of action.
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