Just In: Makinde, Moves To Rename Lautech

In its bid to make the renowned Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH become a conventional university, the Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has put plans in top gear for the institution to assume the name Ladoke Akintola University, LAU.

This was disclosed by the Oyo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Professor Oyelowo Oyewo SAN to journalists  on Tuesday after the state executive council meeting at the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.

According to him, the state government will forward a bill tagged “Ladoke Akintola University  LAU” amendment bill to the Oyo State House of Assembly.

Oyelowo added that this was done to accommodate courses like Law, Humanities among others.

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The briefing was attended by Hon Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourists, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barrister Abdulraham Abdulraheem.