Ladoja donates money to LAUTECH to resolve crisis.

Rashidi Ladoja, a former Oyo State governor as at yesterday, 21st of June, donated N 5 . 8 m
to the Ladoke Akintola University of
Technology, Ogbomoso.

The former governor made the donation through an initiative by former
students of LAUTECH, tagged  "fundLAUTECH".

The aim of this initiative is at raising N1 bn to assist the
university surmount its financial
challenges.

The governor received the alumni members
in Ibadan while he made an
instant donation of N 2 m and
promised to also donate six months of
his pension to the effort.

In sum, Ladoja would be donating a total amount
of N5 ,840 ,000. His pension, as stated, is N 644 , 589 .15 per
month .

Prior to this, eight
lawmakers in the Oyo State House of
Assembly , who are members of the
Accord Party , also promised a donation
of N 1 , 000 , 000 to the school.

According to ladoja, he stated,
“ I know the value of
education. If you educate your child,
you are ensuring a good future for
yourself. It is not only that you are
serving LAUTECH , you are serving
humanity . What is going to be the fate
of those students who have been in the
same class for close to three years?
Further adding that,
“ Whatever happens to LAUTECH
happens to all of us. As governor, my
records are there in LAUTECH . I
wanted to make the school number
one in Nigeria but it was ranked fifth
among all universities in the country .
That is commendable .”

On the other hand, the Oyo State Youth
Stakeholder’ s Forum has called on
Osun and Oyo states, owners of the
school, to dissolve the Governing
Council of the institution and
disengage the Vice - Chancellor.

In a regards to the statement signed by its president,
Mayowa Adigun , and its Mobilisation
Officer , Kunle Olaoye, 21st of June,
the group said the call became
imperative with the unending crisis in
the institution and the unconvincing
attitude of the LAUTECH Governing
Council towards resolving the crisis .