I don't know why Amosun has the tendency to act rashly sometimes.

Why rub out the name of an icon on Nigeria's educational scene under the guise of improving education delivery?
Why can't the name be retained at the same time as the substantive work of improving education delivery is done?

Not everything that was done by a bad government is necessarily bad and this is one thing Daniel did, perhaps inadequately, that qualifies as commendable.

Amosun needs to stop giving his government a bad name. I am glad ACN is speaking up rather do the usual party follow-follow that is ruining the country today.

http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/02/28/tasued-ogun-acn-wants-amosun-tread-cautiously/
Published on February 28, 2012 by

Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta

Leaders of the Action Congress of Nigeria in Ogun East Senatorial District have appealed to Governor Ibikunle Amosun to exercise some caution over his decision to scrap and merge some tertiary schools in the state.

Governor Amosun should exercise patience “in resolving the resultant and ominous probems and dangers government policy and pronouncements seemed to have created in academic communities in the state”, the leaders said in a communiqué after their emergency meeting in Idowa, Ogun state on 26 February.

Representatives of the party in the nine local councils that make up the senatorial district attended the meeting.

Among them were Alhaji Rafiu O.Ogunleye, Senator Sefiu Adegbenga Kaka, Alhaji S. Abimbola Awofeso, Otunba Oluremi Onasanya, Mr F.A. Sabitu, Alhaji F.G.O. Elias, Hon. Samson O. Onademuren, Mr Obafemi Adegboyega, Hon.(Engr.) Afolabi Odusote, Otunba T. Olu Adebanjo and Hon.Bukonla Taofeek Buraimo. All the chairmen of the party in the nine councils attended.

Although the meeting commended Governor Amosun for his efforts in rebuilding the state since last May when he took over, the meeting also commended Senator Kaka for ‘’his timely intervention’’ in giving the Amosun government some time to resolve the logjam in the state’s education sector.

Senator Kaka had taken the government to court, after government announced the scrapping of TASUED. A court in Abeokuta had granted an injunction, asking the Amosun government to maintain the status quo. Another court also restrained government in the suit filed against it by students of the university. The university was created by the administration of Otunba Gbenga Daniel about six years ago.

The Idowa meeting said it was opposed to the shrinking of educational institutions in the state. “The meeting believes in expansion of the scope and scale of education and hence does not support the scrapping or merging of the tertiary institutions in the State. Consequently, all tertiary institutions in Ogun State at present should be allowed to exist independently”, the leaders resolved. They called on Governor Amosun to reconsider his decision on TASUED, Olabisi Onabanjo university and other tertiary schools in the state.

The meeting also supported the steps taken by the National Universities Commission (NUC) in taking over the
administration of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) until the issues are resolved.

The meeting also called for the immediate restoration of the party’s CONSULTATIVE FORUM, so as to move forward the functions and activities of the party and government, ensuring lasting confidence of the party members and the generality of the public.

Among other decisions reached at the meeting was the need to constitute a caucus of the party that will draw membership from the party, the government, the house of assembly and the national assembly. The leaders also called for the restoration of the party’s consultative forum, an indication that members felt alienated in the way the ACN government is administering the affairs of the state.

he is a bull in a china shop.

dunno what is wrong with the guy

very good idea. There is no point having a stand alone college of education. Contrary to what was stated in the opening statement by Koruji, in fact, the most salient and lasting effect of the OGD era may turn out to be the decimation of the already perilous Ogun state tertiary education quality/system secondary to the conversion of Tai Solarin College of Education to a University. We don't need any more moralizing or glib analyses of education and names of icons from these AGIPs that could have just as well been made about almost any Nigerian university with a famous name. The world is changing and education is changing as well. Delivery of world class education is necessary if we are to catch up with our neighbors and granting an ordinary college of education with atrocious record of producing some of the worst teachers in Nigeria some indefensible university status without putting adequate structures on ground is not just immoral, it is criminal.

These ediots have no good reason to proffer as to why TASUED or whatever the name is shouldnt be scrapped besides the fact that it was named after Tai Solarin. No talk about funding, quality of education, quality of graduates, impact on the state budget, present and future impact on the state economy etc. WHat a bunch of morons. Amosun carry go jo.

The point was that rubbing Tai Solarin's name did nothing to improve education, and looked bad in the eyes of the people who value Tai Solarin's immense contributions. A govt. has to act within the context of its people without necessarily compromising fundamental principle - in this case quality education.

The issue is not whether his policy is good or not. Personally I am pro-consolidation myself, I think it makes sense.

But whenever you implement a policy, you should try to do so in the least disruptive way possible. Try to bring in those who will be affected by your changes, get them to buy in or at least put up less resistance.

Amosun seems to be an insensitive man that does things without thinking about the consequences or impact on others.

This makes bringing about postive change more difficult than it has to be.

For example, whether he likes it or not, whether true or not, his actions make him appear that he is more interested in destroying OGDs legacy rather than establishing his own.

This pains my heart a lot. I think Ogun State has arguably the highest potential in Nigeria. But I am not convinced that Amosun is the man who will enable Ogun to achieve this.