Onibon Marks Two Years In Office, Lists Achievements

An interdenominational Thanksgiving service was organised on Thursday for Associate Professor Nosiru Olajide Onibon to mark his two years in office as Provost of Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Noforija, Epe.

In his opening remarks during the thanksgiving service, Professor Onibon enumerated his achievements which have highly repositioned the college to achieve the aims of its founding fathers.

The achievements, according to the Provost, include process of clearing backlog of results of students since 2013 to date, the auspicious 4th convocation ceremony of the college held on August 21, 2019, which was presided over by the New Special Adviser on Education, Barrister Tokunbo Waheeb who represented the Visitor and Proprietor of the college, His Excellency, the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwoolu and successfully processed over three Thousand certificates of the college graduates, Part-Time, Full-Time and Outreach centres and they are ready for collection.

He further stated that the college graduated the first batch of Twenty Two students of the University of Ibadan affiliated programmes with two at first-class level, take off of Professional Diploma in Education and successfully held interview towards resuscitating the Outreach centres of the college to begin Degree Sandwich programme.

Onibon also mentioned they accessed Tetfund projects which include the ongoing building of a storey structure of classrooms and offices with one smart classroom, the supply of some educational materials and office equipment and also got stranded Tetfund projects revalidated for continuation and completion with the contractors now back site.

The Provost also expressed his gratitude to the State Governor, His Excellency, Mr Babajide Sanwoolu, for release of 200 million naira as a bailout which enabled the college pay part of her debt liabilities which include payment of gratuity to retirees and deceased, on old scheme, payment of 14 years pension arrears for retirees and deceased staffers, part payment of non-remitted Tax deductions, payment of 48 months non-remitted pension deductions of the retirees and deceased on new pension scheme and payment of 2 months (making 3 month) out of the 7 months inherited salary arrears owned the staffers.

Onibon earlier in the day laid the foundation of the Cassava processing factory, which is for processing Cassava into Garri, Cassava flour, Tapioka, Fufu and other of the Cassava products.

It will be noted that Associate Professor Nosiru Olajide Onibon assumed office as the Provost on 2nd or January 2018 and the college successfully held the 25th Anniversary on 19 December 2019.