The Alumni Affiliation of Ekiti State Authorities Faculty (previously Unity Secondary Faculty) Ado-Ekiti has expended over fifteen million naira on the renovation of key infrastructure in addition to the supply of lighting for the college.
Talking in Ado Ekiti on the biannual reunion of the Alumni Affiliation, the president, Kayode Fashubaa, stated the alumni affiliation expended the sum on the renovation of some hostels and administrative blocks which had been in dilapidating situations, provision of photo voltaic road lights and the renovation of the college gate amongst others.
Fashubaa stated all of the steps had been taken to make sure the protection of scholars of the complete boarding faculty, including that ” giving the college a befitting look won’t solely make it extra engaging to college students but in addition improve a conducive instructing and studying surroundings.”
The president who disclosed that the 1993 set donated the photo voltaic panel road lights whereas the brand new gatehouse was facilitated by 1999 set, reiterated his dedication to main an alumni affiliation that may work tirelessly for the progress of the college and proceed to make sure good partnerships with the federal government for the advantage of the college.
He, nevertheless, lamented the excessive charge of encroachment of the college land and properties by some land grabbers in addition to some federal government-owned establishments positioned across the faculty premises.
He known as on the state authorities to intervene with a view to defending college students of the college who’re all dwelling within the faculty compound; including that the actions of the land grabbers are already making the college liable to exterior aggression.
“The alumni physique just isn’t proud of the best way our college is being balkanized. What we’re experiencing now can’t be achieved to a college like Christ Faculty. Our land is being encroached by land grabbers and bought to individuals.
” The college lecture theatres, positive arts studio, and technical laboratories, amongst different amenities, have been taken over by unknown people. We wish to enchantment to the state authorities to wade into this matter urgently because the state authorities owns the college. Whoever wants land ought to go elsewhere and cease making the scholars insecure,” he stated.
Responding, the Commissioner for Schooling, Dr. Bimpe Aderiye, who was represented by the Everlasting Secretary of the Instructing Service Fee, Michael Omolayo, appreciated the Alumni Affiliation for the amenities they supplied for the college, describing them to be strategic on the time the federal government is championing secure house for instructing and studying.