Makinde chides naysayers over LAUTECH ownership, pays thank- you visit to Oyetola
OYO State Governor Seyi Makinde, yesterday , berated critics condemning the amicable way with which the ownership crisis rocking the Ladoke Akintola University of T echnology ( LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, was resolved, urging them to look for something meaningful to engage in.
Makinde said what himself and his Osun State counterpart, Governor Gbo yega Oyetola, did was to solve a problem which had lingered over several years not minding party differences.
The governor spoke at the Osun State Government Secretariat, Abeere, Osogbo , the state capital, when he paid a “thank- y ou visit” to Oyetola.
He thanked Oyetola for choosing to be a statesman above partisan politics, noting that what was important to both parties in the ceding of the ownership to Oy o State was getting the students back to school and also ensuring that the university fulfils its original mandate, which is to train graduates that will be impactful on the environment.
“I came to basically thank my brother , Governor Gboyega Oyetola, on the roles that he played which eventually led to us being able to resolve the LAUTECH issue.
“There has been a lot of insinuations out there in the press but what we have both done is to put the interest of our children that are students of that university over and above politics, partisanship and ego.
“But what is important is that we want to get result and get our children back to school. We want to get the university to a point where it can fulfil its original mandate, which is to train graduates that will be impactful in our en vironment, state, region and country.”
In his remarks, Oyetola said that the decision to cede ownership requires statemanly on his part, as well as a display of rare courage, which requires rising above political and primordial sentiments, noting that the state made a painful sacrifice.