LAUTECH Alumni Spurn Renaming of Varsity.
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Alumni Association has rejected the move by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde to rename the institution from LAUTECH to LAU.
A statement by the Secretary of the association, Prof. Azeem Ige, said many of graduates of the institution will face challenges at their places of work if the governor renames the institution.
Months after attaining sole ownership, Oyo State Government decided to rename the institution from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) to Ladoke Akintola University (LAU), Gov. Makinde officially wrote to the House of Representatives, requesting the change of the status of the university.
Recall that the bill to change the current status of the 32-year-old ivory tower University from a technical institution to a conventional university scaled through it’s second reading on Tuesday 15th 2022.
The bill tagged “Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH Ogbomoso (Amendment) Law, 2022,” will enable the institution to offer courses in humanities and other fields of study as approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC), while it will also encourage and promote scholarship and conduct research in fields of learning.
