To make matters worse, the recent move by the Oluwarotimi Akeredolu administration to upgrade the only state-owned polytechnic, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic (RUGIPO), in Owo, his hometown, to Ondo State University (OSUA), has met with public dissatisfaction and criticism. Owo is currently home to Achievers University and the polytechnic. The decision of the Akeredolu administration is a clear repetition of the habits of previous governors, who have resulted in creating universities in the name of the state government, so to speak, to acquire prestige among their kingsmen.
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Chief Sehinde Arogbofa is the outgoing Secretary General of the pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation, Afenifere. In this interview by HAKEEM GBADAMOSI,
Views: Visits 5 •Conditions that will make 2023 elections hold •Yoruba have suffered a lot •Afenifere votes for restructuring not secession •We’ve no problems with breakaway groups like YCE, ARG, YUF •Afenifere isn’t a secret cult, but principled •We’re conscience of the nation, offering Nigeria effective leadership By Dayo Johnson Akure The Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere has clocked 70 years. The General Secretary of the group, Basorun Seinde Arogbofa (OFR) who equally doubles as the Ondo state chairman of the group spoke with some selected journalists on the journey so far. In this interview, he explains the philosophy behind the group, its impact on the nation and its anxieties about 2023 elections amongst other issues.