Education: Oyetola Seeks Private Sector Support, Inaugurates Power Plant Donated by Bank to Osun College

Ololade Adeyanju/

Governor Gboyega Oyetola has inaugurated an independent power plant (IPP) donated to the Osun State College of Technology, Esa Oke, by LivingTrust Mortgage Bank Plc.

Speaking during the inauguration at the school campus yesterday, the governor described the project as one of the fruits of his administration’s increasing collaboration with the private sector for infrastructure development and economic growth.

The governor was represented by his Special Adviser on Education, Alhaji Jamiu Olawumi.

“The state government has consistently demonstrated its commitment to educational development and what we are witnessing today is another testament to that commitment. We have also succeeded in attracting a lot of private sector participation in the state’s economy through our encouragement of public-private-partnership,” he further noted.

He commended the bank for its pioneering gesture to the school, while urging other corporate organisations to emulate the example.

The Rector, Dr S.A. Adegoke, explained how he reached out to financial institutions and other corporate organisations to assist the college in developing its infrastructure and LivingTrust Mortgage Bank was one of the first to respond positively.

The bank’s delegation at the ceremony comprises its Managing Director, Mr Adekunle Adewole; Head Strategy & Communications, Bolaji Kolawole; Head,  Banking Operations, Aderanti Adewole and Head E-business, Abimbola Adeyanju.

Adewole described the project, a 10kva Hybrid Power Plant for powering the school’s E-library and part of the Senate Building, as “another evidence of LivingTrust Mortgage Bank’s commitment to touching lives in our host communities”.