Former lawmaker and All Progressives Congress (APC) leader in Oyo State, Senator Ayoade Ademola Adeseun, has said the establishment of the Federal Polytechnic, Ayede, Ogbomoso, was driven by his commitment to correcting educational imbalance, addressing Nigeria’s technical skills deficit and using federal institutions as tools for community development.
Adeseun, who represented Oyo Central Senatorial District and served in the House of Representatives, said the idea emerged during his first stint in the National Assembly when he belonged to the House Committee on Education.
According to him, a Federal Government study conducted by the Federal Ministry of Education on the distribution of federal tertiary institutions revealed a disturbing gap in Oyo State.
“Some states had two or three federal institutions, but Oyo State had only one — the University of Ibadan,” he said.
