The alumni association of Ajayi Crowther University (ACU), Oyo, Oyo State, has donated a Toyota Sienna bus worth millions to its alma mater to ease the movement and activities of principal officers in the institution.
This was contained in a statement e-signed by ‘Busoye Ogunlade and ‘Yemisi Peters, National President and National Secretary, respectively, of the ACU Alumni Association.
The association made the donation on Wednesday, during the 16th convocation ceremonies and Alumni Lecture that was held at the Folorunso Alakija Law Faculty of the university.
The activities were lined up to celebrate the academic achievements of ACU and the strides it made in nurturing excellence among its students.
According to the President of the alumni association, Mr. Busoye Ogunlade, old students of the institution have been supporting the university with various donations.
The ACU Alumni executives also rewarded some selected staff of the institution for their long-serving, dedication to the university.
Ogunlade recalled that the executives, under his leadership, purchased a set of computers for the Transcripts Department, to ease collection of transcripts for old students, within and outside the country.
Mr. Ogunlade, who also chairs the Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency (OYSROMA), promised that the ACU Alumni Association would continue to make contributions to the development of the university.
He said the ACU Alumni website, to be launched in December 2024, will avail old students, both at home and in the Diaspora, the opportunity to bond towards achieving a greater goal as a body.
Ogunlade, while handing over the bus to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Timothy Adebayo, said the school authorities alone could not provide all the needs of the institution.
He therefore urged all old students of ACU to endeavour to contribute to the development of their alma mater.
He noted that “to meet the increasing demand for quality education, the university urgently requires the support of its old students, to enhance the infrastructure on its campuses.”
Ogunlade prayed that ACU as well as every graduate of the institution will keep on expanding in larger strides in all their endeavours.
Responding, the ACU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adebayo, expressed gratitude to the University Alumni for its contribution to the university’s development.
The vice-chancellor affirmed that the association has been a worthy partner in progress since he assumed office a few years ago.
He equally recalled that the ACU Alumni Association has made several donations towards the university.
In the vice-chancellor’s words “We are grateful to the university’s alumni for purchasing this bus. It is timely and we appreciate it.”
While explaining the numerous feats of ACU in the last year, the vice-chancellor said the institution has signed many pacts with various bodies and institutions which has aided academic developments, stability, accreditation and expansion of frontiers.
The ACU Alumni Association delegation included other members of the executive, including the national secretary, Yemisi Peters, among others.
