ILESA, NIGERIA– The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday commissioned five freshly finished infrastructure jobs at the University of Ilesa (UNILESA), declaring that his administration has actually completely provided on its pledge to change the institution into a functional truth.
The commissioning ceremony, held at the university’s school on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, marked a significant milestone for the institution.
It is one of a series of high-profile academic interventions performed by the state government within the week, following the official investiture of the President of Bovas Group, Mrs Victoria Samson, as the third Chancellor of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) in Osogbo.
Redefining the Landscape of UNILESA
The newly commissioned tasks at the University of Ilesa were created to directly bolster medical training, trainee welfare, and scholastic shipment.
Addressing an event of standard rulers, scholastic leaders, and Ijesa indigenes, Governor Adeleke highlighted that the quick transformation of the school has silenced critics who as soon as dismissed the university as a simple political stunt.
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“From an audio declaration by the previous administration, our federal government enacted a state law establishing the university, providing a framework for its governance,” Governor Adeleke mentioned.
“To our royal dads and the whole Ijesa children and daughters, I have actually fulfilled my promise to make this university a reality. Your dream, our dream, is a reality that no one can play politics with.”
Executed School Interventions
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilesa, Teacher Taiwo Asaolu, expressed deep appreciation to the state federal government, keeping in mind that in just three years, UNILESA has developed into a busy academic neighborhood boasting 12 professors, 110 scholastic programs, and more than 15,000 trainees.
Beyond physical structures, the Guv noted other vital personnel interventions in UNILESA, including the smooth shift of personnel from the defunct Osun State College of Education, the upward review of worker well-being bundles, and the conversion of agreement personnel to long-term, pensionable status.
Mrs Victoria Samson Set Up as UNIOSUN Chancellor
In an associated development on the state’s higher education front, Governor Adeleke conducted the official investiture of Mrs Victoria Adunola Samson (commonly called Mom BOVAS) as the third Chancellor of Osun State University (UNIOSUN).
The investiture event, which was held at the Olagunsoye Oyinlola Auditorium on the Osogbo main school, saw Mrs Samson succeed distinguished philanthropist Apostle Folorunso Alakija following the expiration of her ten-year period.
To align with the grand chancellor setup, Governor Adeleke inaugurated a suite of freshly finished projects at UNIOSUN, consisting of a modern-day sports complex, a three-in-one laboratory science complex, a 1,300-capacity lecture theatre, and an 850-capacity lecture hall.
The Guv charged the brand-new chancellor to bring her substantial 4 decades of private-sector company experience to bear in expanding the university’s infrastructural reach and cementing its position amongst Nigeria’s top 10 institutions.