President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the upgrade of Ilaro Polytechnic, Ogun State as Federal University of Technology, Ilaro.
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio disclosed this at the plenary held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.
This is coming a year after the upper chamber approved the bill for the establishment of Federal University of Technology, in Ilaro.
The bill sponsored by Senator Solomon Adeola Olamilekan (APC, Ogun West) was first considered in the 9th Senate but didn’t see the light of the day.
Senator Adeola reacting to the development in a statement issued his Media Adivser, Kayode Odunaro on Wednesday, appricated the president for assenting the bill.
“I want to sincere appreciate Mr. President for hearing the cries of my people in Ogun West in this sector. In Ogun State, my senatorial district is the only one without a federal university and we are very grateful to the President for seeing the merit for a university of technology in Ogun West, the industrial area of Ogun State.” he said.
The Ogun Senator recalled that he started the moves to upgrade the polytechnic to a university from the 8th Senate under Senate President Bukola Saraki but the bill was only passed in the Senate before the expiration of that session of the Senate.
“I started the move for this upgrade in 2016 but the bill was only passed in the Senate. In the 9th Senate under Senator Ahmed Lawan, the bill was passed in the Senate and the House of Representatives but was not assented to by the then President Mohamadu Buhari before the end of that session.
“I am glad that in the 10th National Assembly, my dream for my people dating back to a decade has now been realized under President Tinubu. We are forever grateful to the National Assembly and our performing President” he stated.
Tinubu in his two years administration has approved no fewer than 22 federal univeristies. Some of which include; Federal University of Medical Science, Abeokuta, Ogun State; Federal University of Agriculture, Iragbiji, Osun State; Federal University of Agriculture, Obio akpa, Akwa Ibom State; Federal University of Education, Pankshin, Plateau State; Federal University Southern Kaduna, Kaduna State; among others.
