University of Ilesa, A Political Gimmick – Residents Slam Oyetola’s Commissioner

Yusuf Oketola

SOME residents of the state of Osun have slammed the Commissioner for Works and Transportation in the state, Engr. Remi Omowaiye over his Facebook post where he said Governor Adegboyega Oyetola would establish University of Ilesa in Ilesa.

Majority of the commentators on the post described Omowaiye’s statement as political gimmick to cajole the Ijesa people to support the second term ambition of Oyetola.

According to the commentators, apart from being a pollical gimmick, it is pointless to establish a university in Ilesa when the College of Education and School of Health Technology in the town are in deplorable condition, while the government is still struggling to manage Osun State University and other institutions in the state.

One of the commentators, Prince Akin Okunade, said he was not in support of an ‘11th hour project’.

He said: “All these near-election programmes and promises get as e be. It appears as if Oyetola just recognised that developmental project is important in order to have popular support. I don’t support eleventh hour sakamanje”

Another commentator, Mr Temitope Aduroja, also described Omowaiye’s post as a deception, noting that the state is not financially bouyant to bankroll a new state University.

“I refused to fall for this deception and political gimmick. Is the state financially bouyant to bankroll another state University? Anyway, people are not fools.”