Students of The Polytechnic Ibadan on Tuesday marched to the Oyo State Government Secretariat to protest the proposed renaming of the institution after former Governor Omololu Olunloyo.

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Students of The Polytechnic Ibadan on Tuesday marched to the Oyo State Government Secretariat to protest the proposed renaming of the institution after former Governor Omololu Olunloyo.

 

 

 

Dr Victor Olunloyo was former governor of Oyo State.

 

Olunloyo, who died on April 6, 2025, was the pioneer principal of the polytechnic, while he also served as governor of Oyo State between October 1 and December 31, 1983.

 

 

“Today, we will be giving Baba another honour to immortalise him. He was the first Principal of The Polytechnic, Ibadan; that institution will now be named Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, Ibadan,” the governor had stated.

According to Makinde, Olunloyo lived an eventful life and that his attainment and personality could not be summarised in one sentence, as he was a scholar, a statesman, a technocrat, a lover of culture, and a man of deep conviction.

The renaming of educational universities by federal and state governments after certain personalities has raised dust in recent times with present and past students of the schools demanding the reversal of such action.

The proposed renaming of the University of Abuja to Yakubu Gowon University and the University of Lagos to Moshood Abiola University faced significant opposition.

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