By Oludamisi Ojo, Akure.
The traditional and paramount ruler of Ugbo land in Ondo state who is also the Chancellor of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Oba (Dr) Fredrick Akinruntan, has assured the new Vice-Chancellor of OAUSTECH of his support to actualize the vision of developing a blue economy for the coastal region where the institution is strategically located.
The Chancellor gave the assurance when the new Vice-Chancellor paid him a courtesy call in his domain as part of his familiarization tour of the institution’s critical stakeholders and host communities.
It was the first official visit of Professor Ologunorisa since his assumption of duty as the University’s Vice-Chancellor on February 23, 2022.
The first-class monarch commended the Professor of Climate Science for the visit and for presenting his agenda to move the University forward.
He promised to do every necessary thing to ensure Prof. Ologunorisa succeeds in his dream for the University.
Olugbo assured that he would consider his proposal for establishing a Campus to house the proposed School of Maritime Transport and Logistics in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State to develop the area.
He further promised to set machinery in motion for the Vice-Chancellor’s proposal of mounting a Centre to run an annual lecture series in the name of his imperial majesty in the university to provide cultural enlightenment.
Oba Akinruntan commended Prof. Ologunorisa for the sacrifice he made to come to contribute his quota to the development of the coastal region and the passionate manner he presented his agenda for harnessing the resources of the environment to develop the blue economy of the region.
The Chancellor said he was very delighted by the visit, saying he would adopt Professor Ologunorisa as his second adopted son.
Earlier, Professor Ologunorisa had passionately presented his vision for taking the University to greater heights by mounting courses that are capable of transforming the economy of the coastal region where the institution is located.
He assured the Chancellor that he had come to contribute his quota as an indigene of Ondo State to the University of Science and Technology as an international professor of climate science.
He pledged to bring his international experience and contacts to catapult the university from being a local player to an international player in developing a global economy for the region.
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The don asserted that he had made contacts with the Vice President of Kingston University in Jamaica to pursue an earlier MOU which OAUSTECH had signed with the institution but abandoned to facilitate an exchange program between the two institutions in running maritime courses.
His words ” I have made contacts with the Vice President of Maritime University, Kingston in Jamaica to revive the MOU the University had signed to develop human resources in nautical science, maritime transport, and logistics
“Our students will start their maritime studies in OAUSTECH in Nigeria and complete them at the Maritime University in Jamaica to give them a competitive advantage in the global labor market.”
