The Oyo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the party’s administration in the state is determined to end the crisis rocking the Ladoke Akintola University of Tecnology, (LAUTECH).
The party’s spokesperson, Mr Akeem Olatunji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in a telephone interview on Monday, that the party was committed to ending the age-long crisis.
NAN recalls that the institution jointly owned by Oyo and Osun States, has been in crisis in recent years leading to series of closure due to incessant strike by unions and protest by students.
“The PDP administration will definitely end the incessant crisis rocking this varsity over the years, we are going to explore all possible and visible options of resolving it by God’s grace.
“We heard that Osun claimed to have spent N26 billion on the Teaching hospital in Osogbo in revent years, but they didn’t tell us they realised N36 billion in the same hospital.
“It may interest you to know that the books showed that Oyo has even spent more in the Teaching hospital at Ogbomoso, but we are not making noise about it.
“What is important now is how to rescue this institution and we will stop at nothing to achieve that, since we do not have another state Varsity like Osun.
“Very soon, our administration shall roll out a comprehensive plan to rescue the institution from further perfidy,“he assured.
Olatunji, further disclosed that Resolution 43 of the fifth Osun state House of Assembly stipulated that both owner states are to be responsible for the funding of Teaching hospitals in their respective state.
Furthermore, Olatunji appealed to government of Osun to exhibit more commitment towards revitalizing the institution from its present state of crisis.
“College of Medicine is different from Teaching Hospital, the first is not to make profit, but to train medical students and staff are paid by the University, while the latter renders commercial services.
“So, Osun can not equate its investment in the Hospital, which is to make profit to funding the University, it’s not time for politics as we must have interest of our students at heart,”he said.
(NAN)
