The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele has promised an annual donation of N200million for the next five years of research fund for the lecturers of the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Science,FUTES, Iyin-Ekiti.
Bamidele who is the Senator representing Ekiti central Senatorial District made the announcement at the weekend during the maiden matriculation ceremony of the newly admitted 1,564 FUTES students at the University.
The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Gbenga Aribisala, cautioned the students against any form of indiscipline or misconduct.
He said the university has zero tolerance to drug and sexual abuse, and also, they should shun membership of secret cult.
The scholar appealed to well-meaning Nigerians to come and support the university in donations and private-public-partnership.
“We need laboratories and workshop equipment, buses, modern library complex, faculty building, hostel accommodation and financial support”
Prof. Aribisala, however appreciated President Bola Tinubu, for assenting to the bill establishing the university, while he also expressed gratitude to Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, Chairman of Council of the University, Sen. Binta Garba, Mr. Emmanuel Emefieim, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, for leadership and support.
According to the V.C.: ” the university started academic activities in less than one year of its establishment with 36 departments in 4 faculties with 1,564 students”.
In his goodwill message to the new students, the Chairman of Council, Sen. Binta Garba, called on the students to be the pride of the university tomorrow, urging them “to visualize themselves that tomorrow shall be better than how they met it today”.
At the matriculation ceremony, the Senate Leader, Bamidele also declared that the dream of the institution has come to reality. He added that the ambition of the institution is to have three other faculties in Medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing very soon.
The institution also announced gifts to each students from the Senate leader, which included 10kg bag of rice, 1 tube of yam, 1 customized face cap and T-shirt, 2 kg bag of Garri a N20,000 cash and an official congratulatory letter to them all.
The staff also got 50kg bag of rice and a N50,000 cash each.
The ceremony was attended by many traditional rulers and scholars, including the host monarch the Oluyin of Iyin-Ekiti, Oba Adeola Ajakaye, the Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe, the Ogoga of Ikere and State chairman, traditional council, Oba. Adejimi Adu, the Vice Chancellors of Ekiti state University,EKSU Prof. Joseph Ayodele, Federal University Oye Ekiti, FUOYE, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, among others.
