Akeredolu Immortalises Agagu, To Rename State Varsity After Late Governor

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has said the state-owned Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa (OSUSTECH) will be named after former governor of the state, the late Dr Segun Agagu.

Akeredolu,gave the hint during a thank you visit to Okitipupa Local Government Area on Tuesday.

Governor Akeredolu, while addressing the traditional rulers, chiefs and party members, said his administration will make determined effort to name the institution after the former governor.

He asked the people to appeal to the newly elected members of the State House of Assembly to hasten the legislative processes necessary for changing the name of the University.

The Governor revealed that on assumption of office, he was not pleased with the way the University was abandoned.

It will be recalled that OSUSTECH was established by late Agagu in 2008.

Dr Olusegun Kokumo Agagu was the fourth democratically elected governor of Ondo State. He was sworn in on 29th May 2003.

He died on September 13, 2013 in Lagos.

Earlier on Tuesday, Governor Akeredolu, while addressing the people and monarchs of Ile-Oluji and Oke-Igbo, said his administration will continue with the good works it started in the Local Government.

The Governor urged the people of the area to put forward a memorandum for the creation of a new Local Council Development Authority, which he said will fast track development.

At Ore in Odigbo Local Government Area, Akeredolu said the commercial town has become the hub of business in the state, particularly with the construction of the flyover and the industrial park.