Adebayo Adenrele
…felicitates Diran Odeyemi as Chairman, Governing Council
The permanent secretary of Osun State Parastatal Monitoring Office, Olusola Bolaji on Monday led a three-man team to visit the management of Osun State College of Technology, OSCOTECH.
The team was received by the Chairman, Governing Council of OSCOTECH, Esa-Oke, Hon. Prince Diran Odeyemi.
Olusola Bolaji congratulated Prince Diran Odeyemi on his well deserved appointment as the Chairman Governing Council of OSCOTECH, Esa-Oke.
The Permanent Secretary observed that Osun State has a healthy youthful population which if properly channelled, would contribute positively towards the development of the State.
He maintained that the propose of their visit is to interface with the College with a view to reporting progress made by the institution to the government, as well as finding out areas where the College needs assistance from the government. He commended the institution for progress recorded in academic innovations.
He therefore called for re-orientation of youths against travelling abroad for Greener pasture, but rather focus on job re-skilling which could make them less dependant on government white collar jobs.
Other two members of the entourage include the Director, Admin. and Supply, Adeagbo Adedere and Folorunso Joseph Lasun.
The Rector, Dr. Samson Akinbamide Omobayo Adegoke thanked the visitors for their visit. He maintained that courses in the college are designed to make the students self reliant and not necessarily dependant on government white collar jobs.
He said the college has programmes designed for upgrading Certificates and up skilling personnel for the present work place challenges.
The Rector stated affirmatively that the college is capable to do skills acquisition empowerment programmes for politicians if consulted.
According to him, the college has enough personnels for short courses training and re-training of State and Local Government Staff in Town Planning, Surveying and other professional programmes.
However, the Rector listed the challenges of the institution to include insufficient funding and shortage of Staff.
The Governing Council Chairman, Prince Diran Odeyemi who received the Permanent Secretary and his entourage in his office, thanked the visitors for deeming it fit to pay the institution a visit.
He also appreciated the Governor, Senator Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke for appointing him as Chairman, Governing Council of OSCOTECH.
He thanked the Management and Staff of the institution for the good reputation already built, while also promising to support the institution in ensuring that more progress is made during his tenure.
He sympathised with the IGR Staff and promised to personally make a case for them with the State Government.
