Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has pledged to construct and donate a building to be named as Kakanfo Lecture Hall to Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo, as his own contribution to the 128-year-old institution.
A statement by the institution’s Media and Public Relations Officer, Wale Adeoye, said Adams made the pledge while receiving a delegation from university, led by the Director, Directorate of Inter-Community and Alumni Relations, Dr Rasak Adetunji Adefabi, at his residence in Lagos.
“I feel highly honoured to host the Vvice chancellor’s delegation today. Education is very important to nation building and it is important we cherish our language and culture. A nation that loses her language is doomed to die. As we all know too, education and technology are symbiotic and everything must be done to invest in qualitative education. I am sure that a country that fails to invest in qualitative education will soon go into extinction,” he said.
The Yoruba Generalissimo, who was flanked by his wife, Ayinba Joy Adams, maintained that he shall join the university in building a quality institution.
“I promise that I shall give my own little contribution in building a lecture hall for the benefit of our future leaders. This project will start in no distant time,” he stated.
Earlier, the leader of the delegation, Dr Adefabi conveyed the vice chancellor’s message to Adams.
“I bring warm greetings from our vice chancellor, Professor Olanrewaju Olaniyan, and his management team to you, sir. Mr vice chancellor would have loved to personally lead us here today, but for another state assignment. He, therefore, directed that we greet you sir. I must thank you on his behalf, for your contributions to nation building and advancement of education in Yoruba land. Our institution, Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo, is a renowned educational institution of over a century years. It started as a Teacher’s College, College of Education and now a University of Education. As you are aware sir, government alone cannot shoulder the funding and infrastructural needs of the nascent university, hence the need to follow a pathfinder. It shall, therefore, be our pleasure to have you supporting us with a donation of a lecture theatre to be named after you. May God Almighty continue to strengthen you and be your shield sir,” Adefabi said.
The delegation led by Dr Adefabi include members of the Inter-Community and Alumni Relations Committee such as Dr Olurotimi Akanni, Mr. Ibrahim Salawu, ‘Wale Adeoye and the Secretary of the committee, Mrs. Olukemi Badmus.
