Alumni Association Kicks Against Aregbesola’s Renaming Of UNIOSUN

The Alumni of the Osun State University  (UNIOSUN), Osogbo has rejected the renaming of the Institution by the State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola during.

The alumni declared that the renaming of the University after late Minister of Justice, Late Chief Bola Ige was immaterial at this point in time, urging the governor to reverse the action.

This was contained in a statement issued and signed by Oluwatosin Abikanlu and Otunde Adebowale, the President and Secretary-General of the Alumni respectively, and a copy was made available to newsmen on Sunday.

The statement noted that the alumni rejected the renaming after late Ige because Chief Bola Ige has nothing to do with the establishment of the University aside being a political leader in the State before he died in December 2001. Also, that the acronym of the UNIOSUN with the renaming of Bola Ige University (BIU) had also clashed with Benson Idahosa University (BIU).

The Alumni noted: “Renaming of the University of Osun State, popularly called UNIOSUN, after late Cicero of Esa-Oke and former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Late Chief Bola Ige at this point in time, is immaterial and misplacement of priority. 

“Chief Bola Ige has nothing to do with the establishment of the University. Mr. Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola action on the development is political and confusing and also, against the wishes of the UNIOSUN-concerned stakeholders.

“The UNIOSUN is to bear the same acronym with Benson Idahosa University (BIU) after its renaming as Bola Ige University (BIU). As Alunmi of the UNIOSUN, we are totally rejected the renaming of UNIOSUN because Mr. Aregbesola has failed to perform its constitutional duty in financing the University as its Visitor.

“We are ready to approach the Court of competent Jurisdiction for redress if Governor Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola is NOT reversing the University to the status quo,” they noted.

It will be recalled that the Osun state University, Osogbo was renamed to Bola Ige University, Osogbo by the state governor recently during UNIOSUN 4th and 5th convocation ceremony.

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