Ibadan poly prepared me for Ooni stool — Ogunwusi

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on Sunday said tutoring he received at The Polytechnic Ibadan in his days as a student adequately prepared him for the stool he is occupying today.

He expressed confidence in polytechnic education, describing the education system as a major contributor to the economic and technological development of the country.

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The Ooni who stated this while receiving the authorities of The Polytechnic, Ibadan (TPI) who paid him a courtesy call in his palace noted that the tutoring he received at The Polytechnic Ibadan in his days as a student adequately prepared him for his future challenges in life.

Ogunwusi who accepted the Home Coming programme being designed by the authorities of the institution to celebrate him on a date to be agreed upon expressed happiness and willingness to return to the institution that taught him that hard work remained the panacea to poverty (Ise ni Oogun Ise).

Earlier, the Rector of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Professor Kazeem Adekunle Adebiyi had observed that the story of the institution would not be complete without a portion for the royal father.