Adeyemi college now varsity

A member of the House of Representative from Ondo State, Mr Abiola Makinde has said the Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo has been upgraded to a university status following the presidential approval.

Makinde had announced, on his Facebook page that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) had assented to the bill that upgraded the institution to a university, after the bill had been passed into law by the House of Representatives .

Speaking on the development, Makinde, who represented, Ondo East/Ondo West Federal Constituency, who presented the bill before the House said the development was a monumental achievement which had changed the narrative surrounding the status of the ACE.

He said, “I broke the news of the   presidential assent on the bill I presented at the National Assembly to upgrade Adeyemi College of Education to a federal university on my social media.

“During my campaign in 2019 to become a member House of Representatives, I assured my constituents that if I was given the opportunity to serve as a member of the Green Chamber that I will pursue tirelessly the prospect of Adeyemi College of Education becoming a Federal University of Education.”