The Government of Oyo State has promised the board of university of Ibadan to help after, rainstorm that occurred on Friday which destroyed properties that worth millions.
Adeyemo Moses Alike who is the deputy governor gave this assurance on Tuesday during a visit to the institution to assess the extent of damage caused by the rainstorm.
The rainstorm which occurred on Friday had seen fell trees and remove the rooftops of some buildings at Tedder Hall, International School and the department of social and environmental forestry.
Adeyemo called on the management of the University to document the report of damaged properties, assuring that the state government would liaise with the Oyo State Emergency Management Agency (OYSEMA) to render some assistance to the University.
Although, no life was lost, Adeyemo advised the school management to renovate some of the buildings especially those built in the 1960s, so as to avoid disaster.
Furthermore, Adeyemo appealed to well-to-do individuals, philanthropic organisations and members of the institution’s alumni association to assist the school in making up its loss.
In his earlier remarks, the Vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Idowu Olayinka appealed to both the federal and the state governments to come to the aid of the institution to enable the students to continue to learn under conducive environments.
He said the institution would take necessary steps to ensure that academic programmes were not disrupted.
Adeyemo was accompanied on the tour by the Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Alhaji Olalekan Alli; Commissioner for Environment, Chief Isaac Ishola, Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Adeniyi Olowofela and others.
