The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ekiti State Council, has eulogised the outgoing Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Oye (FUOYE), Prof. Kayode Soremekun, for his remarkable achievement in office in the last five years.
NUJ Chairman, Comrade Rotimi Ojomoyela, who spoke on behalf of other members of the professional body, said Soremekun performed creditably well as the success of his tenure is being echoed in several quarters.
Ojomoyela, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Wole Balogun, said, ”For our friend, father and senior colleague in the print media industry in Nigeria, Prof. Kayode Soremekun, his successful tenure as VC marks a remarkable phase of his life.
”From what we have been reporting about his tenure as FUOYE VC, Prof. Soremekun has performed creditably well and the facts about this assertion are visible for even the blind to feel. FUOYE now has many success stories to tell about infrastructural projects dotting the landscape of the twin premises of Oye and Ikole campuses of the University, the rapid growth in number of both staff and students of the institution since 2016 as well as the rapid growth in the number of faculties and academic programmes.
” For the records, we are aware that FUOYE now boasts of over 24,000 students from about 6000 in 2016 when Prof. Soremekun assumed duty. We are also aware that Soremekun’s administration has increased the number of accredited programmes to 75 and faculties to 11 from about 30 programmes in five faculties in 2016 when he came on board.”
The chairman added that Soremekun-led administration bequeathed not less than 74 infrastructural projects for a conducive learning and teaching environment with the support of the current VC-designate, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, the then Deputy VC (Administration), current Deputy VC (Academics), Prof. Olusola Ojo, current Registrar, Mr. Olatubosun Odusanya, then Director of Administration (D.A) and current Bursar, Mrs. Bolatito Akande.
Ojomoyela therefore congratulated Prof. Fasina who will take over the leadership role on February 11, 2021, advising that he should caters for all parties as promised in his acceptance speech.
” Prof. Fasina is also advised to welcome criticism from any quarter as an challenge to perform better. He should ignore sychopants and destructive criticisms but embrace constructive criticisms and work across board to give FUOYE the best. We know he is capable of giving as an erudite scholar and promising administrator.
” Prof. Fasina should also make sure his administration remains approachable and assessible to members of the NUJ in Ekiti State as they would have to reach him and his colleagues from time to time as issues and events unfold,” Ojomoyela advised.