Immortalisation: FUTA Names Auditorium After Awolowo
Immortalisation: FUTA Names Auditorium After Awolowo.
The Management of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, on Friday has named the main Auditorium of the institution after the first Premier of the old Western Region, late Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
The development was part of the activities to mark 40th anniversary and convocation ceremonies of the University.
Many members of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere were in attendance at the ceremony. They included the leader of the group, Chief Reuben Fasoranti; a former Secretary General of the association, Basorun Sehinde Arogbofa among others.
Speaking on the gesture, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Joseph Fuwape said the gesture was part of the ways to honour and recognise the contributions of late Awolowo to the development of education in Nigeria .
He said, “Many of this is still coming, we will continue to honour our heros who have contributed to the development of education in Nigeria. We will continue to honor those who have made efforts at different levels to the development of our institution and those who have contributed to the betterment of Nigeria.”
In his response, the Afenifere leader, Chief Fasoranti congratulated the University on its 40th anniversary, saying the management of FUTA had taken a bold step in the right direction for naming the building after the late sage .
Fasoranti wished the graduating students the best as they sojourn into another phase of life.
Earlier , the vice chancellor had stated that the developmental projects were still ongoing at both temporary and permanent sites of the institution.
He stated, “The development at the University’s permanent site along Akure-Owo Express Way on which FUTA Teaching Hospital, College of Health Sciences and other health and medical related programmes are going to be located on permanent basis is ongoing with appreciable progress.
“Some of the recently completed and furnished projects for commissioning during this convocation are School of Physical Sciences building, School of Computing building (Phase 3),
School of Environmental building (Phase 3), Electrical Electronics Laboratory building. Other buildings include Mike and Grace office block for School of Logistics and Information Technology, donated by Dr. Michael Abiodun Arokodare and Leadway Assurance Entrepreneurship Centre building donated by Leadway Assurance Plc.”
He added, “Construction and furnishing are currently on-going on the following projects: School of Health and Health Technology building at the university permanent site, 3-in-1 Lecture Theatres
School of Earth and Mineral Sciences (Phase 3), school of computing building (Phase 4), university health centre (Phase 1), university health centre (Phase 2) and School of Basic Medical Sciences building (Phase 1).
“Also, the renovation of Jibowu Annex 1 hostel, postgraduate research laboratory building phase 2 and the 750 Capacity lecture theatres are on-going.”
Source: PUNCH.
