GOVERNOR of Ondo State and Visitor to Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, and the vice chancellor of the institution, Professor Igbekele Ajibefun, have commended the enormous contributions of the nations Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, to the growth of the state-owned university.
The duo made the commendations on Thursday last week during the 2018 University Distinguished Lecture of AAUA, entitled: “Paradigm Shift in Infrastructure Development in Nigerian Universities: the TETFund Approach,” which was delivered by the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Dr. Abdullahi Bichi Baffa.
The Governor, who was represented by his deputy, Honourable Agboola Ajayi, said without the interventions of TETFund, higher institutions in Nigeria would have totally collapsed.
He pleaded with the TETFund representatives to continue to complement the efforts of the Ondo State Government to improve the infrastructure status of AAUA.
Professor Ajibefun, in his welcome address, thanked TETFund for its remarkable impact on the university.
The VC said, “TETFund is our dependable ally in our resolve to deliver academic excellence. In the area of infrastructural development, TETFund has executed several projects at AAUA, of which nearly all the projects have been completed. Well over 400 members of staff have benefitted from postgraduate training and conference attendance sponsorship while a good number of active researchers have received research grants from TETFund.”
Professor Ajibefun appreciated the Guest Lecturer, Dr. Baffa, for accepting to deliver the lecture, saying, “words are inadequate to appreciate this distinguished Nigerian and astute administrator for laying solid bricks on the enduring foundation built by his predecessors in office.”
Interrogating the title of the lecture, Dr. Baffa stressed the need for Nigerian universities to uphold best global practices in their dealings.
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