The Royal Father of the Host Community of the Federal University of Agriculture,Abeokuta (FUNAAB), the Agura of Gbagura, His Royal Majesty,Oba.Saburee Babajide Bakre, Jamolu II will tommorow,Wednesday,November 23, 2022 pay a royal visit to the Federal University of Agriculture,Abeokuta (FUNAAB) at 10 a.m.
According to the Deputy Registrar,Vice Chancellor’s Office,Mr.Moses Ayanda, the highly revered monarch and his entourage of High Chiefs and illustrious sons and daughters of the sprawling Gbagura Kingdom will be hosted by the University’s Management at the Council Chamber.
Checks revealed that the sprawling ten thousand (10,000) hectares of land on which FUNAAB is built is exclusively owned by the Gbagura Kingdom.
This is the first time that the reigning Agura will be paying a royal visit to the University which is under his jurisdiction since May 21,2019 when the former Governor of Ogun State,Sen.Ibikunle Amosun presented him with staff of office amid pomp and pageantry at Oke Ido.
Though,Oba Bakree,a former Chief Superintendent of Customs had visited the University twice this year and since he ascended the throne of his forebears, however,history beckons tommorow as he pays a maiden royal visit to the University.
The Directorate of Public Relations recalls that Agura physically graced and commissioned one of the numerous infrastructural facilities during the first phase of spate and gale of commissioning that remarkably swept through the University under the immediate past Vice Chancellor, Prof.Felix Kolawole Salako.
Similarly,barely two months ago, the Agura of Gbagura ably represented by an High Chief and former General Manager of Ogun State Television (OGTV), Chief Festus Kehinde commissioned the University’s ‘Academic Building’ which is one of the many projects constructed under the Phase II of Prof.Salako’s Administration and marking the completion of his tenure of office.
Checks by the Directorate of Public Relations revealed that Agura’s visit is significant in many ways.
For one, it is coming at a time when the new Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof.Olusola Babatunde Kehinde,barely three weeks in office has strengthened the much needed town and gown relationship,to boost and raise the bar off robust rapport,peaceful co-existence and harmonious relationship with the University’s Host Communities.
Directorate of Public Relations recollects that the Acting Vice Chancellor officially graced the Coronation of the new Olowu of Owu recently.
Only last Friday the Acting Vice Chancellor in the company of Registrar,Dr.’Bola Adekola, on behalf of the University graced and felicitated with the Paramount Ruler and Alake of Egbaland, His Royal Majesty,Oba (Dr.) Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo,Okukenu IV, CFR on his 17th Coronation Anniversary held at Ake Palace.
The Acting Vice Chancellor also used the occasion to interact with other highly reverred first class monarchs including,the Osile of Oke-Ona Egba,Oba.(Dr.) Adedapo Adewale Tejuosho(CON), Karunwi III,Oranmiyan, the new Olowu of Owu Kingdom,Oba.Prof.Saka Matemilola and the Towulade of Akinale,Oba (Dr.) Olufemi Ogunleye.
In the same vein,the visit will avail the University Management and the Agura the opportunity to address relevant issues for mutual development.
The Directorate joins Prof.Olusola Babatunde Kehinde led Management of the University,Senate, Committee of Dean’s and Directors(CODAD) Staff, Students and the entire University Community to welcome the Agura of Gbagura,His Royal Majesty,Oba Saburee Babajide Bakre, Jamolu II and his entourage to the University .
E:Signed.
Kola Adepoju, FICA
Head,
Directorate of Public Relations,FUNAAB.
