GOV AKEREDOLU COMMISSIONS WORLD-CLASS AAUA BUSINESS SCHOOL, HARPS ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, SELF RELIANCE
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By: The Tochlight africa News
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Monday commissioned the newly-completed Adekunle Ajasin University Business School in Akure, the state capital.
Governor Akeredolu said the idea of building a business school of a compelling status is highly significant to his administration as a government that is committed to innovation and entrepreneurial growth through the provision of functional education.
He described the Business School as another lofty signpost of his administration’s commitment to the kind of education envisioned to drive economic growth, self-reliance among the people and all-round development in the State.
“I am aware that this Business School will offer specialised and professional courses for entrepreneurship oriented graduates, career persons and corporate organisations through its internal resources and meaningful collaborations with other world-class business schools and institutions around the world.
“In the spirit of the value we place on education as a tool for manpower development, we have made a deliberate effort to strengthen our Quality Assurance strategy in our primary and secondary schools which serve as the foundation for producing upright students to the tertiary institutions in the State.
“We have also made it a policy to focus on the renovation of schools across the length and breadth of the State towards creating the enabling environment for learning.
“Apart from the unique architectural features of the Adekunle Ajasin University Business School, Ondo State can also boast to have owned the 2nd strategically positioned Business School in the whole of Southwest, Nigeria. On this, I commend the university administration for its thoughtfulness,” he said.
While noting that government alone cannot fund education for very obvious reasons, Governor Akeredolu called on philanthropists, relevant stakeholders, corporate organisations and well-to-do citizens to join hands with his administration to expand the frontiers of infrastructural development of institutions in the State.
The Governor said: “More importantly, at this time, we seek support from corporate individuals and organisations towards ensuring that the Adekunle Ajasin University Business School, Akure, is well positioned to deliver on its mandate.
“The State Government has committed so much funds into this structure that is central to the administration of the school and its programmes.
“However, there is the need to bring up other utility buildings, lodging and relaxation centre within the premises to complement the university’s efforts at excellent service delivery.”
