Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the first lady, recalled the lovely surroundings of the Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State, campus on Thursday, recalling her time as a student there.
According to Mrs. Tinubu, the campus’s green space has been significantly degraded over time, and she called for immediate action to restore the area’s natural beauty to the academic community.
She made her remarks on Thursday at the inauguration of the 2.7 kilometer Senator Oluremi Tinubu Way, which is named after the President’s wife and is a grand pavilion and monument on the Obafemi Awolowo University campus in Ile-Ife. The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, donated the land for the monument.
After blaming a lackluster maintenance culture for the deterioration of picturesque campus grounds, Tinubu declared that N1 billion will be donated to restore the OAU horticultural landscape.
“I will donate N1 billion for the restoration of the OAU horticultural landscape,” she declared. When I was here, the campus used to be rather lovely. Ife is pleading for assistance. The campus used to be lovely, and it needs to regain that attractiveness.
Regarding the initiatives that the royal father had named for her, the First Lady praised the effort and mentioned that the celebration was one of the events planned to commemorate Oba Ogunwusi’s fiftieth birthday.
The projects bear Senator Tinubu’s name in honor of her services to human welfare, according to Oba Ogunwusi, who spoke earlier.
According to the royal father, Mrs. Tinubu has consistently shown exceptional leadership and a strong dedication to the advancement of women’s rights, education, and national unity.
“A golden statue is erected at the very heart of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, to immortalize her virtuous person and to showcase the strength of a teacher, a mother, and a wife in her,” he added.
Additionally, a cutting-edge hostel with a dynamic pavilion reflecting her progressive nature has been erected.
“The installation of bright, solar-powered street lamps along a 2.7 km stretch of road gave aspirational Obafemi Awolowo University students a feasible substitute during recent power outages on campus.
“Senator Oluremi Tinubu Way” is a road that honors the numerous avenues she has cleared for women, children, and the impoverished in our community.
In honor of Obafemi Awolowo University, “the largest hostel and pavilion in the university’s history symbolizes her efforts to create spaces of learning, development, and empowerment for everyone.”
Speaking on behalf of his deputy, Kola Adewusi, the governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke stated that his administration has not broken its promise to see to it that the state’s infrastructure is upgraded.
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