Oyo Government has approved the renaming of two state-owned tertiary institutions.

 Oyo Government has approved the renaming of two state-owned tertiary institutions.

The decision forms part of resolutions at the State Executive Council meeting on Tuesday.

The institutions include: Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwifery and the Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Saki.

The government said the legislative requirement to effect the name change has been transmitted to the House of Assembly. 

Speaking during a briefing, the Commissioner for Justice, Abiodun Aikomo, said while the request for the renaming of the College of Nursing and Midwifery was made by the regulatory body, the need to rename the Saki based Polytechnic was to honour a former Secretary to the State Government, Chief Micheal Adeniyi Koleoso. 

Aikomo said: “Council considers the renaming of the Oyo State College of Nursing and Midwery. This was necessitated by the request of the Nursing and Midwery Council that the name of the institution be changed. It was considered and approved. 

“Council considered the renaming of the Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Saki to be renamed Micheal Adeniyi Koleoso Polytechnic, Saki. Chief Adeniyi Koleoso had served Oyo State in various capacities, and he has contributed immensely to the development of Oyo State and Oke Ogun in particular.