Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has actually begun the process of renaming the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso.

DAILY POST recalls that the university was established by the old Oyo State Government in the 90s.

The university was collectively owned by Oyo and Osun States till 2020, when the university was delivered to the former.

Makinde has, nevertheless, started moves to rename the organization.

According to him, the renaming of the university became necessary in view of the transfer to make the organization a conventional university.

Makinde said that in his efforts to make the university a traditional university, he has actually approved a bill entitled 2022 LAUTECH Amendment Bill, to be forwarded to the Oyo State House of Assembly.

The bill, according to Makinde, proposes to amend the goals of the university to accommodate other fields of study.

He stated that the expense has actually been approved at the Executive Council conference held on Tuesday.

He described even more that the LAUTECH modification bill, when entered law, will make it possible for the organization to provide courses in different fields of studies outside the field of innovation.

He said that this will enable the university to develop professors in the locations of Humanities and Law.

“This is to make it possible for the institution deal courses in humanities, law and other fields for qualified prospects, as approved by the National Universities Commission, NUC.

“So, the costs, in essence, seeks to modify the name of the university to Ladoke Akintola University (LAU) instead of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology.

“It is also to amend the goals of the university to accommodate other fields of study and change its present status as a strictly technical university to a routine university, which will equate to having more campuses in humanities to carry some courses like Social Sciences, Law, Management, Education and other disciplines in art and liberal arts.

“The expense is likewise to motivate and promote scholarship and conduct of research study in all fields of knowing and human endeavours and too remedy an omission by enabling the university to make arrangement for the establishment of pension plan for its staff; as you are all aware that the pension is managed now by law consistent with state policy on pension.”