Osun state governor, Rauf Aregbesola has openly lamented about the crisis his government is having with students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology(LAUTECH). The institution has been shut down for months now due to the government's inability to release funds.

Students of LAUTECH have been holding several protests with the latest being occurring last Wednesday and Thursday. They stormed the state capital, Osogbo, wielding placards and condemning the government's attitude towards the problem. The protest totally shut down activities in the state capital as vehicular movements were halted for over eight hours.

In response, Aregbesola denied statements that his government was not concerned with the issue, he revealed that the problem could not be tackled due to poor finances. He told journalists during a media night out in the Government House, which was part of activities to commemorate his 60th birthday, that "this is not a matter of not having interest in LAUTECH. With the economic realities on ground, I cannot continue with the pattern of funding the school because we are financially incapacitated”.

He further stated;

“I am incapable. The funds are not just there. Though I still make contributions and my deputy governor is here to testify that I still sign cheques to make payment every month to LAUTECH. It is small. It is not a matter of interest, but incapacity. The failure of the management to live within its means is another issue”.

“We stop giving financial support to Osun State University (UNIOSUN), an institution with about 12,000 student population about three years ago and the university is still running on its own till today. The population of LAUTECH is about 33,000 and the difference between the tuition fees being paid by LAUTECH and UNIOSUN is not much,”

However, he disclosed that a private audit firm had been commissioned by both Oyo and Osun, co-owners of the University, to carry out a total audit of the institution's management and finances.
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With due respect sir, you need to withdraw that response, that shows how heartless you are, u want to turn Lautech to Uniosun, which your administration has grounded so many department of the school. And the past administration in Osun retained the joint ownership of Lautech because they want a school common people can afford not a government institution that is as expensive as private schools built and maintain for the rich

Lautech....

A place where destinies are delayed.....

A place where the future of youth are made bleak....

Yet no one seem to care.

Aregbesola is right to a large extent.

Ogun State has two universities, Tasued and OOU, it has about three polytechnics yet all are self sustaining. The institutions are saddled with the responsibility of paying workers their salaries while government only gives out subventions once in a while. .I'm not saying the quality of education is good in those institutions but Atleast they were able to solve the issue of non-payment of staff salaries that normally leads to strikes.

Oyo and Osun state government needs to work on how lautech will be less dependent on the state government

These people we called leaders are not but traitors , because majority of them benefitted from free education of Baba Awolowo.

May God rule the lives of these thieves called politicians the same way they govern this country...




Bunch of lunatics..

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our political leaders are wicked!

lautechites make una go re-write jamb ooo and forget about d nonsense dose guys are saying

The two governments should exercise the political will to introduce reasonable tuition fees in the school. Those who can pay will continue and complete their studies.