Members of Bowen University community led by the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Professor John, presenting the 18 seater Bus to Oluwo in Council held, at Oluwo palace recently.
Bowen University Iwo, has donated an 18–seater Toyota Hiace to the traditional council of Oluwo of land Iwo, His Majesty, Oba Dr Abdrasheed Akanbi, (Telu I) to boost their social and political activities in the town.
At the official presentation of the Bus to Oluwo in Council, held at Oluwo palace on Monday, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor John Akande who led the university team for the donation, stated that the university is indebted to Iwo community members for their support towards the peace and progress of the institution since inception. He also commended the king for his remarkable moral support for the university’s sustenance, as he prayed that the King would live long on his father’s throne.
He reiterated that, according to the institution’s established social culture, the university would not relent in its oars to perform its social responsibility in the city, by sustaining and promoting the synergy that has been built over the years.
He said: “ our social services to Iwo community and its environ is a progressive activity. The university will continue to identify the needs of this community where our impact will be felt for the progress of the city . Often, the council meet to overview the needs of this community and find means to contribute our quota for the peace and progress of the ancient city.
“ In view of this, the university engages itself in the economic, health, agriculture, security, education and environmental development of Iwo town. For instance, the university yearly organises special classes for all the senior secondary school students in the community to prepare them for the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and National Examination Council (NECO examinations, as well as for the United Tertiary Matriculations Examination(UTEM) in designated centres across the city free of charge. We have good dreams for the youths of this town. Our research thrust is concentrated more on the solution to our immediate communities challenges.
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“ Also, there are other series of agro-business research and other economic-based researches in the pipeline which we are going to expose to Farmers in Iwo and its environs. This university will continue to generate agro-business ideas to empower the entire Iwo dwellers. What we donated to Oluwo in Council today is a token to express our concern for the progress of this city,”
The High Chief, Reverend Moses Ajao, the Oloya of Iwoland, who received the donation from the university on behalf of the King and Iwoland traditional Council, commended the institution for its gift and other series of indelible services it has committed self for the development of Iwo land since its establishment
He said: “This bus donation is a welcome development in the history of the land of recent time. The Oluwo in Council will ever appreciate the university for its good gesture towards the progress of the land. Indeed, this university is living up to its expectation. We pray that God will bless the institution to do more for the land and for our Royal Father,”.
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