Solomon Adeola (APC, Ogun West) has conveyed deep gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for signing into law the bill that upgrades the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, located in Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State, into a full-fledged Federal University of Technology.
The announcement of the President’s assent was made by Senate President Godswill Akpabio at the start of Wednesday’s plenary, congratulating Adeola, the people of Ogun West, and the entire Ogun State on what he described as a historic development.
Adeola described the moment as one of liberation for Ogun West.
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“In Ogun State, my senatorial district is the only one without a federal university, and we are very grateful to the President for seeing the merit of a university of technology in Ogun West, the industrial area of Ogun State,” he said.
He emphasised that this approval underscores President Tinubu’s commitment to education, citing policy actions like increased funding for higher institutions, the student loan initiative, and attention to both academic and non-academic staff welfare.
“The approval reflects the love of the president for education at the tertiary level,” Adeola noted, adding that it clearly indicated the Renewed Hope Agenda at work.
The senator also recounted the long journey toward this goal.
He said, “I started the move for this upgrade in 2016, but the bill was only passed in the Senate.
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“In the 9th Senate under Senator Ahmed Lawan, the bill was passed in the Senate and the House of Representatives but was not assented to by the then President Muhammadu Buhari before the end of that session.”
Now, with the bill finally signed into law in the 10th Assembly, Adeola said, “My dream for my people dating back to a decade has now been realised under President Tinubu. We are forever grateful to the National Assembly and our performing President.”
Supporters of the upgrade had long argued that the Ilaro Polytechnic possessed facilities and manpower superior to several recently established federal and state universities, making it a natural candidate for conversion into a technology-focused university.
