Tinubu converts TASUED to Federal university
Tinubu converts TASUED to Federal university
Tinubu converts TASUED to Federal university
President Bola Tinubu has converted Tai Solarin University of Education in Ijagun, Ogun State to federal university.
His Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a press release on Sunday.
“With this adoption, the Federal Government now oversees three universities of education: TASUED, Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education in Owerri, and Adeyemi Federal University of Education in Ondo,” the statement added.
Tinubu commended the Ogun State Government for inviting the Federal Government to take over one of the state’s best educational legacy.
The president added that the move exemplifies the legacies of Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Dr Tai Solarin.
“It is an opportunity for the Federal Government to honour Chief Obafemi Awolowo, who began the revolutionary free education programme in Western Nigeria, and Dr Tai Solarin, who spent most of his life educating our children and instilling patriotic and leadership lessons in them at Mayflower School in Ikenne,” Tinubu stated.
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The president also appreciated the role of the Awujale of Ijebuland in preventing the university’s closure in 2012, just seven years after its establishment.
It is apparent that TASUED’s well-developed infrastructure and academic programmes would strengthen teacher education and improve instructional quality nationwide.
The conversion of TASUED to a federal university makes it the first federal tertiary institution in the Ogun East Senatorial District.
The school which was established by the Ogun State Government in 2005 holds the record of being the first specialised university of education in Nigeria.
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Tinubu converts TASUED to Federal university
