The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, has named several structures, roads, and facilities within the institution after distinguished Nigerians, particularly those who have made significant contributions to the education sector.
Among the 43 buildings and facilities renamed, some major roads on the campus were also dedicated to former vice-chancellors of the university, honoring their past leadership.
Notable personalities who had major structures named after them include President Bola Tinubu, former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu, legal luminary Chief Wole Olanipekun, and Africa’s richest woman, Chief Folorunso Alakija.
Other distinguished figures honored include academic icons such as Professor J. F. Ade Ajayi, Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka, Professor Olikoye Ransome-Kuti, and the late Professor Dora Akunyili. Also recognized were political and public figures, including Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, former Governor Kayode Fayemi, Senator Ayo Arise, and Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji (BAO).
The university also named structures after renowned educators and administrators like Professor Chinedu Nebo, Professor Isaac Azuzu, Sir (Arch.) Dipo Ajayi, and Professor Kayode Soremekun. Other honorees include Senator Ndoma Victor-Egba, Chief Kayode Filani, Engineer Kayode Ojo, Chief Femi Ajayi, Aare Akomolafe Adebayo, Barrister Kayode Filani, Ogunsakin Elesun of Ewu Ekiti, Professor Peter Okebukola, Chief Bisi Onasanya, Prince Tony Momoh, and the late Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, who played a crucial role in Nigeria’s fight against Ebola.
The initiative, according to Professor Fasina, is a recognition of these individuals’ lasting impact on Nigeria’s education sector and broader contributions to national development.
