READ ASIWAJU YINKA FASUYI'S REACTION AS GBOYEGA OYETOLA SIGNS ILESA UNIVERSITY BILL INTO LAW

*.T'ani a tun gbega O, Bi ko se Baba l'oke!*

*T'ani a tun fi gbogbo opee awa fun!*

*Olorun t'o da awon oke igbaani!*

*Eyin ni a fii ope awa fun!*

Remember the Professor of Medicine; a former Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC); a former Vice Chancellor of a Federal University; a former Honourable Minister of Education; a former Honourable Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources; a former President of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC); and a former Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof Jubril Aminu when he visited the then Oyo State College of Education, Ilesa in 1988, marvelled at the then infrastructural facilities at the College and remarked based on his conviction, thus "THIS IS A UNIVERSITY SITTING IN A COLLEGE" but unfortunately the geographical location of the College could not allow him to politically justify the upgrade of the then College to a University. 

Click to Read Past Kakaki Oodua Publications on the Conversion of OSCOED Ilesa to a University Status

That was 34 years ago!

In-between when the Oyo State College of Education, Ilesa was established in 1978 and now, we have had Col David Jemibewon Administration (March 1976-July 1978); Col Paul Tarfa Administration (July 1978-Oct 1979); Chief Bola Ige Administration (Oct 1979-Oct 1983); Dr Victor Omololu Olunloyo Administration (Oct 1983-Dec 1983); Lt. Col Oladayo Popoola Administration (Jan 1984-Sept 1985); Col. Adetunji Olurin Administration (Sept 1985-July 1988); Col Sasaenia Oresanya Administration (July 1988-Aug 1990); Col Abdukareem Adisa Administration (Sept 1990 till Osun State was created from Old Oyo State on 27th August 1991); Leo Segun Ajiborisha Administration (Aug 1991-Jan 1992); Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke Administration (Jan 1992-Nov 1993); Anthony Udofia Administration (Dec 1993-Aug 1996); Anthony Obi Administration ( Aug 1996-Aug 1998); Theophilus Bamigboye Administration ( Aug 1998-May 1999); Adebisi Akande Administration (May 1999-May 2003); Olagunsoye Oyinlola Administration ( May 2003-Nov 2010); Rauf Aregbesola Administration (Nov 2010-Nov 2018); and the incumbent Adegboyega Oyetola Administration (Nov 2018-Till Date).

In all, Ijesaland has waited for 44 years under 17 different Administrations to have a University in Ilesa, the headquarters of Ijesa Kingdom.

Alas! The home of the most refined and developed human capital in the State is now bequeathed with a University!

The tribe of the Most Enterprising people "THE OSOMALO'S" in Nigeria is now gifted its most invaluable desire, University of Ilesa!

The brethren of the First Indigenous Nigerian Lawyer in Nigeria, Chief Christopher Alexander Sapara Williams (14th July 1855-15th March 1915) is now recognised with a University!

The City that seats and founded the oldest surviving Brewery in Nigeria is now given her dues in a University!

The Environment that is resourced with the only large scale mining industry in Nigeria is now blessed with a University!

Ijesaland the land of sophisticated, enlightened, and exposed people is now dotted in the world map of Universities!

Ijesaland Certainly Shall Laugh Best By Making the University of Ilesa the Best in the shortest Nearest Future! So says the oracle of Obokun!

Ijesaland Celebrates The Man Of Destiny- Governor Adegboyega Oyetola for founding the first University in Ilesa!

Ijesaland Appreciates The Seventeenth Administration In Oyo/Osun State For Hearkening To The Desires of Ijesa!

The agelong Yoruba adage says *Ibere kii se onise bi ko se wipe eniti o ba se de opin*

Ijesaland Applauds The History Making Administration of  Governor Adegboyega Oyetola!

Ijesaland Shall Never, Never, Never Forget Your Excellency For Doing Us Proud!

Detail appreciation to all our illustrious Stakeholders, Elders, Sons and Daughters who have immensely contributed to the realisation of this University dream shall be published in the Punch Newspaper of tomorrow, Thursday, 29th September 2022.

It's Certainly Another Celebration Time In Ijesaland. Obokun a gbe a, O!

IJESALAND RE-POSITIONED WITH A UNIVERSITY OF ILESA BY GOVERNOR ADEGBOYEGA OYETOLA...By Asiwaju Yinka Fasuyi (The Asiwaju of Ijesaland )

28th September, 2022.