Osogbo Old students of Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun, OSSCE, yesterday warned the state government against changing the status of the institution under whatever guise.
Addressing newsmen in Osogbo, national president, Alumni Association of Osun State College of Education, Mr. Ayobami Fakeye, said the merger would plunge the state’s tertiary education into crisis.
Describing the move as “retrogressive and totally anti-peace,” Fakeye said: “We do not want to assume that the purported move by Osun State government to merge the College of Education, Ila Orangun, with Osun State College of Education, Ilesa, is a mere rumour.”
He said the institution has been one good legacy inherited by the present administration in Osun State, adding that if the government could not add to it, it should not destroy the one in existence.
He further posited that the college has continued to contribute in no small way to the internally generated revenue drive of the state, added that the college has turned out professionals in various fields.
Stating government’s position on the matter, director of the Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Office of the Governor, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, in a statement earlier issued, said: “there is no plan to relocate or merge any tertiary institution.
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