Ilorin
The administration of Alhaji Abdulfatah
Ahmed of Kwara state yesterday
immortalised the former governor of the
state, Late Alhaji Mohammed Alabi Lawal
and former Super Eagles striker, Late
Rashidi Yekinni .
The decision was taken at the state
executive council meeting.
The SSG,Alhaji Isiaka Gold flanked by
commissioner for information and home
affairs,Prince Tunji Moronfoye and
Commissioner for sports Barrister Kayode
Towoju said this at a post exco press
briefing yesterday.
The State Commissioner for Sports and
Youths development, Mr. Kayode Towoju
told journalists that, the Ilorin Golf Club was
named after late former governor Lawal
while the, CBN- Ola-Olu road was named
after late Rasidi Yekinni.
Towoju added that, during the life time of
Late former governor, Lawal used his
wealth to develop the Golf development
across the nation and Kwara in particular.
He added that, apart from this, late Alhaji
Lawal has also sponsored many people in
the state for Golf competition which
according to him has brought a lot of
laurels to the state.
On the part of Late Yekinni's contributions
to the football development in the nation,
Towoju said that, the late striker has done
the nation proud and his home state,
Kwara that called for the immortalisation.
He said that, this contributions has gone a
long way of putting the state in the world
map.
Towoju therefore assured the people of the
state of government commitment towards
rewarding any body that had worked for
the socio economic development of the
state.
Commissioner for education and Human
capital development,Alhaji Saka Onimago
also told newsmen that the state
government has splitted its ministry of
Education and Human Capital Development
into two.
The commissioner said that the ministry
now has a twin sister of ministry of tertiary
education, science and technology
Onimago said the government took the
decision to ensure that its policies plans for
education in the sate are effectively
implemented.
He said the new ministry would be in
charge of all the state owned tertiary
institutions which include a university, a
polytechnic and four colleges of education
among others
Onimago who said that the state
scholarship board has also been put under
the supervision of the ministry as a
parastatal disclosed that the state governor,
Abdulfatah Ahmed has asked the
commissioner for Special Duties, Aliu Lade
to oversee the new ministry for the time
being
He also hinted that the government has
awarded contract for the establishment of
faculty of engineering at the state
university, in Malete town
He disclosed that the project was awarded
for N690.9million and said it is expected
that the faculty would meet requirement for
accreditation as soon as it is completed
The commissioner said the government
would soon lay the foundation for the
vocational training centre it planned to
establish at Ajase-Ipo in Irepodun local
government area of the state Onimago
who noted that this is in addition to the
renovation of existing technical schools in
the state and the plan to float more of the
schools said the projects are in line with the
commitment of the government to its
programme of developing human capital in
the state
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