The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday received the reports of visitation panels to the state-owned tertiary institutions, with a promise to tackle all forms of improprieties and other existing decadence at the institutions for effective service delivery.
Fayemi said the kernel of the visitation was to provide a guide and make recommendations that would not only revamp the state’s tertiary institutions, but make them one of the best in the development of knowledge economy in the country.
The governor said these in Ado Ekiti after receiving the reports of visitation panels sent to comb the activities of the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, College of Education , Ikere Ekiti and the College of Science and Technology, Ijero Ekiti.
Also submitted was the report of the state-owned Broadcasting Service of Ekiti State, which was suspended from air by National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on July 15, 2018 , while that of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) will be submitted at a later date.
Fayemi, who commended the painstaking actions of the panels, dispelled insinuations milling round that the reason behind the composition was to victimize some people.
“Permit me to restate here that our intention in setting up these panels is not to witch-hunt anybody but rather to reposition the affected institutions and agency for better performance.
“As a government, vibrancy of our institutions and BSES is very essential to drive knowledge economy, which s one of our four point agenda. We must therefore continuously focus on how to maximize the potentials of government.
“These panels were set up for stock taking. For us to move forward steadily as a government, it is imperative that we know where we were, where we are and where we are going.
“As I mentioned in my inaugural lecture on October 16, our mission is to reclaim our land and restore our values. This land has been reclaimed. In deepening our values therefore, we must strengthen and promote our institutions and educational entrepreneurship for the development of functional human capital development. My government is also committed to improving service delivery in all government agencies.
“The present state of our tertiary institutions as inherited by his administration should be a matter of serious concern to all well meaning stakeholders. It is on this basis that the panels were constituted.
“Let me assure the chairmen and members of these panels that the government would critically study the report and consider the term of reference point-by-point and thereafter avail the public with outcome.
“I wish to also commend you for accepting the assignments , and carrying them out with every sense of diligence and urgency they deserve,” he stated.
Chairman of one of the panels, Prof. Bode Asubiojo, said the bodies, after being constituted on November 2, 2018, swung into actions and worked day and night to meet the deadline.
He said memoranda were taken from all the stakeholders, including present and past managements, so that the panels could come up with robust recommendations that would help the state.
Asubiojo said: “In the case of Ekiti State university, we spoke to two former Vice Chancellors and we also engaged the students, alumni and even parents. Even members of the public came with petitions, which we factored into our works.
“We believed we have worked diligently and that we have come up with reports that will bring high standard in these institutions,” he added.
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