.Egba indigenes under the umbrella of concern Egba interest Group (EIG) on monday said it will resist any attempt by the incoming administration in the state to scrap the already established Moshood Abiola university of science and Technology
EIG group , said this during a press conference in Abeokuta that there is a speculation in some quarters that the incoming administration under the leadership of Prince Dapo Abiodun has perfected plans to jettison the idea of having another state owned higher institution.
The group said with the level the Amosun led administration have gone so far, the institution have come to stay.
Speaking through their spokesman, Dr Dr Abiodun Omolaja Adekunle, the group who is a non political interest group said the Egbas are ready to go to any length legally possible to ensure that the age long dream of having a state owned university in Egbaland is achieved.
" Already, we had drummed it before the outgoing Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun to ensure that he laid a very strong foundation needed for the initial take off of the university. ".
"We are also aware that the legal framework had been done, the university commission had also gave a nod to its existence, so nothing whatsoever. Should stop its its full takeoff."
The group called on senator Amosun to ensure that all the personnel and infrastructures needed for the smooth take off of the university are put in place within the next few weeks.
We are ready to support the incoming administration for the University to survive, already we are in talk with eminent Egba sons and daughters to support that baby, and truly the response is highly commendable, all what we are waiting for is the government to perform its own part.
Meanwhile, the Alake and Paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo has called on all Egba sons and daughters to ensure that their wards are educated, insisting that girl child education is paramount, just as he lamented the level of education among the girls, stressing that there was urgent need for the parents to reverse the ugly trend.
Oba Gbadebo made the call at a press conference in preparatory for the 33rd Lisabi Day Festival Celebrations with the theme, ’Girl-Child Education: A Tool for Positive Social Change’ held at Alake Palace in Abeokuta.
His words: “Education is very paramount for our girls; we must encourage girl child education. The population of the girls are more than the boys so we must ensure they are educated", adding that girls must also be encouraged to take up science courses in order to increase numbers of scientists in the country.
The royal father also kicked against incessant kid hawking and begging for alms, and called on Nigeria leaders on need to take decisive action to stop it before it get out of hands.
The traditional ruler emphasized that he regretted that even though there is a law against such unacceptable practice, and such law is not being enforced, noting that, ‘allowing a child to hawk as we often seen on our streets is a bad practice which must not only be condemned but must also be discouraged by our leaders’.
"Allowing a child to hawk is child abuse because it exposes them to dangers, such as cars knocking them down. There is a law that empowers the police to arrest anyone involved in any form of child abuse. Also if you take an underage child as a maid, you can be sent to jail but unfortunately such law is not being enforced’.
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