Oyo State Assembly Speaker, Hon. Debo Ogundoyin on Thursday, paid a visit to the Oyo State College of Education Lanlate for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation in the institution.
The visit by Speaker Debo is a follow up to his motion on the floor of the House on Tuesday on “The need for Oyo State Government to upgrade facilities and provide a grant for the Oyo State College of Education, Lanlate”
The Speaker who visited the school with his team, was taken round facilities at the College by the Registrar, Mr Abioye on behalf of the Provost, Mr Falade Michael Olukayode and other management staff of the Institution.
According to the Speaker, the visit was to see the abandoned School of Education building and the Library Complex awarded to FIAT International Limited since 2006 as well as other completed and ongoing projects in the College.
“The state of infrastructure and the general condition of the College of is really unimpressive and unbefitting of an institution of learning,” the speaker said.
The Speaker continued:
“It is disheartening that such big projects like the School of Education building and the Library Complex that would surely aid learning and enhance the status of the College in terms of accreditation of its courses could be abandoned just like that by the Contractor after being paid a larger percentage of the contract sum.
This is really unacceptable and that’s why the Contractor has been summoned to answer questions on the contract,” he said.
The Speaker also made a passionate appeal to Governor Seyi Makinde, whom he said is a lover of Education to help provide grants for the College and to also help in improving its infrastructure.
“I want to assure you that our administration will leave no stone unturned until the College becomes one of the best in the country when we talk of teachers education. We will also do everything possible to ensure that all the courses in the College are accredited by the National Commission for Colleges of Education, NCCE just like the Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa,” he added.