The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Olusola Oyewole pointing to a thing of interest during his inspector tour at the ICTREC, recently. With him are the DVC (A), Prof. Toyin Arowolo (2nd Right Right); the University Librarian, Dr. (Mrs.) Mulikat Salaam (Right) and the Ag. Head (ICTREC), Dr. Olutayo Ajayi (Left).
A gale of sweeping reforms, relocations and strategic positioning of some University’s arms and facilities, for enhanced service delivery on Friday trailed the inspection tour and on-the-spot assessment of the Vice-Chancellor. Professor Olusola Bandele Oyewole.
The tour which lasted about four hours, took the Vice-Chancellor to Nimbe Adedipe Library, Information and Communication Technology Resource Centre (ICTREC), 500 Computer Laboratory and Centre for Internationalization and Partnership (CENIP).
During the exercise, the Vice-Chancellor discovered to his amazement, offices and furniture that were either lying fallow or underutilized at a detached office complex adjacent to CENIP main office.
Ironically, at ICTREC, the Vice-Chancellor was not comfortable with congestion, occasioned by the choking of staff and students using the small facilities therein.
He was also not comfortable by inadequate office space, furniture and underutilization of GTB ICT Training Centre.
Visibly bordered by the urgent need to immediately salvage the situation, the Vice-Chancellor after conversing with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Professor Toyin Arowolo, directed, the Acting Director of ICTREC, Dr. Olutayo Ajayi, who was on his entourage to commence preparation for the relocation of the centre to the unused spacious office complex at International Scholar Resource Centre (ISRC).
Professor Oyewole also directed Dr. Olutayo Ajayi to create Staff Browsing Centre, among others.
Besides, the Vice-Chancellor also allocated another spacious facility at (ISRC) to the newly created centre for advancement to use as its office.
He tasked the Director of the Centre, Dr. Taofeek Salisu, who received him therein to move in and occupy the office complex immediately.
At ‘Nimbe Adedipe Library, the Vice-Chancellor expressed his disappointment at a particular staff (not in the Library) for failing to fix an installation therein.
He disclosed that the lack luster approach of the staff to the installation is about depriving the University a huge endowment of a portion of the Library by a renowned industrialist.
Professor Oyewole warned the said staff to prepare to face the music, should the philanthropist divert his gesture to another University as he’s currently threatening.
At 2,500 Computer Laboratory where the Vice-Chancellor and a senior staff in the Directorate of Works and Services expressed reservations over furniture and fittings, Professor Oyewole directed the Works and Services Department to put the laboratory in good shape not later than Wednesday this week, preparatory to the commencement of the first semester examination.
Also on the Vice-Chancellor’s entourage are the Director Vice-Chancellor’s office, Mrs. Christianah Kuforiji and the Deputy Director, Directorate of Physical Planning, Architect Babatunde Anasanwo.
