Acting President Yemi Osinbajo Saturday announced that the Federal
government has renamed the Federal University Oye-Ekiti after the the
former governor of the old Western region, late Maj. Gen. Adeyinka
Adebayo pictured above. Osinbajo made the announcement at the funeral of
the former governor who died on March 8th.
"General Adebayo’s life was a light-bearing one. Though kindled in the
ancient town of Iyin in Ekiti State in Nigeria, his light shone brightly
for the world to see. In an obituary in the Times of London on April
18, 2017, he was described and I quote, ‘Governor of the Old Western
Region of Nigeria whose attempt to promote the peace and attempt to
prevent the Biafran war failed with devastating consequences for the
nation. Whatever may be said of what eventually spiralled into the civil
war, General Adebayo’s role in the quest for peace did not go
unnoticed. In fact, this became his most important imprimatur and all
through his life.
We can never thank the late general enough for his service and sacrifice
to the nation. But we must also not take for granted the labour of this
redoubtable hero. Indeed, we owe him a duty to continue to pursue the
values which his iconic life represented. It is for this reason that the
Federal Government of Nigeria has decided, in recognition of his
service to Nigeria, to rename the federal university in Ekiti the
Adeyinka Adebayo Federal University.”he said.
Osinbajo added that the Federal government will accordingly send a bill
for an amendment of the Act establishing the University to the National
Assembly to reflect the new name.
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