Oyo Assembly passes bill to upgrade EACOED to university into law

By Bukola Hameed

Oyo Assembly has passed into law the bill seeking to upgrade Emmanuel Alayande College of Education to university of education.

The bill to upgrade the 126-year-old college of education to a full fledged university of education was passed into law on the floor of the state assembly.

The bill was passed on Wednesday at the plenary after its clause by clause consideration and the Committee report on education presented by the Chairman of the house Hon. Oluwafemi Oluwafowokanmi was laid before the house.

According to the Chairman, the University will soon kick off after the ascent of the bill by Governor Seyi Makinde .

In his reaction, the Minority Leader of the Assembly, Hon. Asimiyu Alarape and Hon. Kazeem Isiaka congratulated the lawmakers for the passage and expressed appreciation of the people of Oyo town to the State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde for the Executive bill.