The Provost, Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo, Dr. Rasak A. Adefabi, FIEN, FCAI, J.P on behalf of the Governing Council, College Management, Staff and Students of the College has expressed his heartfelt appreciation to all sympathizers who took out time to condole with him, the College Management and the entire College Community on the sudden demise of the late College Bursar, Alh. Lukman Adeniyi Opasina, J. P on Thursday, 25 June, 2020.
In a press release made available to our correspondent by Mr.Wale Adeoye, special assistant on media to provost reads thus; “as a College, we are at great pains to express our grieve on the passage of our late Bursar, Alhaji Lukman A. Opasina who during his life time demonstrated versatility, uprightness, great commitment and loyalty to the service of the College and by extension Oyo State”.
While appreciating various organizations, religious bodies, institutions, media houses and individuals who commiserated with both the College and the deceased’s family, we wish to specially mention the following:
(i) Honourable Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barrister Olasunkanmi Aremu Olaleye
(ii) First Bank of Nigeria Ltd
(iii) United Bank for Africa Plc
(iv) National Directorate of Employment, Ibadan, Oyo State
(v) Heads of Tertiary Institutions, Oyo State
(vi) St. Andrew’s College of Education Alumni Association 1984 – 87 set
(vii) Adesh Hotel & Suites, Oyo
(viii) Nigeria Union of Pensioners, EACOED, Oyo Branch
(ix) Ekiti State University, Ado –Ekiti, DCEP
(x) The Forum of Sandwich Center Coordinators in Oyo State
(xi) Aso Enterprises Nigeria Ltd
(xii) Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), EACOED, Branch
(xiii) College of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), EACOED Chapter.
(xiv) Senior Staff Union in College of Education of Nigeria, EACOED Chapter
(xv) Non Academic Staff Union, EACOED Chapter
(xvi) Ibadan Descendants Union, EACOED Chapter
(xvii) EACOED Christian and Muslim Communities among others.
The Provost, Dr. Rasak A. Adefabi, FIEN, FCAI, J.Psaid . it is his prayers to Almighty God to grant the deceased Aljanah fridaous and protect his family, College Management and the entire members of the College Community. “May God put a stop to untimely deaths among us in the College”, he concluded.
