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Lagos University: Sanwo-Olu’s Govt To Establish New Tertiary Institution
- A new Lagos university might soon be established by the state government.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos is considering the establishment of a new university in the state.
In what appeared to be an advancement of the move to have another tertiary institution in Lagos, a public hearing on a bill for a law to provide for the establishment of the University of Education, Lagos (UNEDLAG), was widely accepted.
For the sake of establishing UNEDLAG, the state’s colleges of education: Michael Otedola College of Education (MOCPED) and the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED) would be merged.
Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-OluThe merger would also see the eventual upgrade of the institution to a university of education.
Debating the location of the university of education, the Alara of Ilara Epe, His Royal Majesty, Oba Folarin Ogunsanwo, during the hearing on “A Bill for a Law to provide for the Establishment of the University of Education, Lagos (UNEDLAG) and for connected purposes”, proposed that the take-off site for the university should be stationed in Epe Division of the state.
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According to the monarch, Epe has large expanse of land available for use. Hence, the university of education should be located there.
His words: “Today, history is being made. I’m speaking on behalf of all royal fathers in Epe Division. The proposed university is deepening the third pillar of the THEMES agenda of the state governor. Education is the best legacy we can bequeath to our children.
“It is right for the university to be sited in MOCPED Epe. It is difficult to have two universities along the same corridor. There is sizable expanse of land in Epe. This will provide befitting structures and make people study in conducive atmosphere. I urge the government to look at this side.”
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