AAUA 9TH CONVOCATION LECTURE: DON ADVISED VARSITY TO UTILISED AVAILABLE RESOURCES

BY: OLAMIDE AKINWUMI

Tony  Allen, the executive Vice President/Provost, a Professor of public policy of Delaware university USA, has advised Adekunle Ajasin University, to exploits the available resources in their environment for the benefit of mankind.

The DON, gave the advised on Tuesday, when delivered the 9th convocation lecture of the institution titled, the role of university in the development of the society with perspective from the United State of America.

He said, “ as an institution you need to understand your environmental-social issues, politics, economic and the resources available in resolving them.”

The DON, who was represented by Dr. Larry Morris, the Personal Assistant to the Governor of Delaware state, USA, urged the institution to focus more on sports and get partnership with Non-Governmental Organization NGO's increasing the opportunities in sports sector.

The Vice chancellor of the institution, Professor Igbekele Ajibefun, had earlier, described convocation lecture as an integral aspects in the convocation ceremony which the university have been observing perfectly.

Professor Ajibefun, however, extended his warming greeting to the guest lecturer and other invited guests that graced the occasions.

AN ICON: HISTORY WILL FOREVER BE KIND TO PROFESSOR IGBEKELE AJIBEFUN – A VICE CHANCELLOR LIKE NO OTHER

On January 6, 2015, you assumed office as the 5th Vice Chancellor of one of the most prestigious and award winning 21st Century institution, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State and I recall vividly that one of your first official duty was the swearing in of Comrade Ogunade Adebola Oluwakayode led AAUA Students’ Union executives on January 8, 2015.   

Since then, it has been from one giant stride to another, and Adekunle Ajasin University has grown from being just a popular University in Nigeria to a world renowned institution of learning. 

The various great feats since recorded is as a result of your administrative prowess, strength to overcome mountains and your intelligence to see beyond the present situation.     

I also recall that Professor Ajibefun Igbekele, in his inaugural speech did promise to make both the staff and students happy. Almost five years to that day now, that promise has been kept faithfully.

The promised has not only been kept, it has also been demonstrated significantly on the various facets of the university. This explains why AAUA emerged best in webometric ranking, recent award of the Best State University in Nigeria among others.

The score card is very clear: Professor Ajibefun has taken our university to the next level - A level we thought is still far away.

Sir, your regime prioritises staff welfare so well that despite the fact that you met a backlog of unpaid salaries, you cleared all debts and not only that, regularised all emoluments - Your resolve to make workers happy, is legendry!

Under your watch, our university’s research endeavour attracted global attention.

What else do I say about the infrastructures that came into existence under your watch - Is it the faculty buildings, befitting lecture theatres, new faculty of Environmental Management and building design, digitalisation of bursary and electronic senate? The list just goes on.

Sir, with your unprecedented contribution to the overall development of AAUA, history will forever be kind to you for making our institution a place of beauty and a destination of learning.

Written and complied by Ogunade Adebola Oluwakayode P.K.A K.DIVINE, 0803 925 0515, kdivinewemmy11@gmail.com

AAUA HOLDS COMMENDATION SERVICE FOR A DISTINGUISHED ADMINISTRATOR

Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, on Wednesday 27 Has Held A Commendation Service In Honour Of An Exemplary  Administrator, Elder Olusola Isaac Asunloye.

The Vice Chancellor Of The Institution, Professor Igbekele Ajibefun, Described The Late Elder Asunloye, As A Dedicated And Hardworking Person Who Contributed Tremendously To The University Development.

However, The Acting Register Of The Institution, Mr. Opeooluwa Akinfemiwa, Described The Death Of Mr. Asunloye, As A Great Shock And Painful Tragedy To The University.

The University Chaplain, Pastor Akanbi, Had Earlier, In His Sermon, Described Death As An Inevitable Occurrence That None Can Escape When It Comes, And Admonished That People Should Fear God In Whichever Position They Find Themselves And As Well Remembered That The Death Of A Saint Is  Precious In The Sight Of God.

Until His Death, Late Elder Olusola Asunloye, Aged 59, Was The Deputy Director Academic Planning Of The Institution.

EKSU STUDENT MACHETES LOVER’S HEAD

A 200-level student of the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Dotun Ayilola has inflicted a deep machete cut on the fore head of his lover, Providence Precious Oyinloye over a disagreement on money for pregnancy test.

Roundoffnews gathered the incident occurred at the hostel of the male lover in off campus on Tuesday night.

The boy who is from the department of Linguistic allegedly injured Precious of the Department of Science and Laboratory Technology, during a fight over the inability of the boy to provide two thousand naira for his lover precious to carry out a pregnancy test after she had not been feeling too well.

According to a student “Precious requested the sum of #2,000 from her boyfriend to run a pregnancy test but he refused to give her telling her he will give it to her the following day but Precious was inconvenient with the response, which made Precious grab his Penis and it led to a fight”.

“During the fight Dotun injured Precious with Cutlass on her forehead and she bled profusely before she was rushed to the Varsity health center, where she is currently receiving treatment.

The boy has been arrested by the school security.

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DEATH IS INEVITABLE AS FEDPOFFA LOST 16 GRADUTING STUDENTS

It was indeed one of saddest day on earth yesterday at Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State, when the SAD news broken that the institution has lost sixteen of her graduating students who were on their way to Kano to serve their father's land National Youth Service  Corps (NYSC), in an auto crash (accident).

 

Some of the students who expressed their feelings about the incident said,  "Our aim of coming to school is to learn, graduate and become someone great in the society, though death is inevitable but it is much for us."

I pray that God Almighty will console their families in Jesus name and CONTINUE TO REST IN PEACE

SHOCK NEWS AS GUNNER SACK COACH

Arsenal Football Club, on Friday 29th November, has sack their head coach, Unai Emery, followed the club woeful performance's under his tenure.

Both the North London clubs(Arsenal and Tottenham) has change managers in the space of 10 days.

AAUA TO HOLDS 9TH CONVOCATION CERMENONY WITH 20YEARS ANNIVERSARY

As AAUA Plan To Holds Her 9th Convocation And 20years Anniversary, from 29th of November to 6th of December, 2019. Being The Students Of the institutions this are the things you should known about the Varsity.

Firstly, Adekunle Ajasin University was first established as Obafemi Awolowo University in March 1982 by the government of the old Ondo State, headed by the late Chief Michael Adekunle Ajasin . The immediately succeeding military government of Navy Commodore Michael Bamidele Otiko changed its name to Ondo State University in 1985. Its relocation to Akungba Akoko, in the new Ondo State became imperative in 1999, following the creation of a new state out of the old Ondo three years earlier in October 1996. 

The bill backing the relocation was signed into law by the then Governor of the State, Chief Adebayo Adefarati , in November 1999, and that prompted the movement of a crop of workers from the old site in Ado-Ekiti to Akungba Akoko on 1 December 1999. The bill for yet another name change, this time to Adekunle Ajasin University, in order to immortalise the late Governor Ajasin, was signed into law by Governor Adefarati in 2004 following the demise of the former. 

The amended and subsisting statute of the University was signed into law in November 2007 by yet another governor, the former Governor Olusegun Agagu. In these circumstances, it can rightly be said that while the history of AAUA started in 1982, its relocation on 5 November 1999 marked the beginning of the second phase of its history now in its present location, Akungba Akoko.

Adekunle Ajasin University, run undergraduate and post-graduate as well as Pre-degree, JUBEB programmes with seven faculties ranging from Science , Arts, Education, Law, Social Science and Management science|Management Sciences, Agricultural Sciences and the newly created one environmental and design

However, AAUA's Sports Complex, provides indoor and out-door sports such as table tennis, badminton, soccer, basketball, cricket, judo, track and field events that encourage staff and students to keep fit physically.

The University is headed by the  Vice Chancellors which are assisted by two deputy Vice Chancellors, both academic and administration.

*This are the Names of the past Vice Chancellors of the institution till Date*

Prof. Akin Akindoyemi, January, 2000 to January, 2001

Prof. Funso Akere, 4 May 2002 to 30 April 2006

Prof. Dr Med. Philip Abiodun, 1 October 2006 to 18 January 2009

Prof. N.O. Mimiko , 4 January 2010 to 4 January 2015

Prof. Igbekele Amos Ajibefun,  6 January 2015 till date.

*© AKINWUMI OLAMIDE, A student Journalist from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko. He is the Sports Editor of ECHO MEDIA NEWSPAPER (an campus newspaper, longest and only surviving in AAUA); CEO of Sky Media Consultant, A trainee Reporter at Radio AAUA 90 3FM, A freelance writer, An Activist; He can be reached via Akinwumiolamide09@gmail.com*