The Osun State Government has elevated the Osun State College of Education (OSCOED) in Ilesa to the status of a full-fledged university.

Adegboyega Oyetola, Governor of Osun State, made the announcement on Thursday in Ilesa at the inauguration and handover of the N1 billion Ijesaland Geriatric Centre funded by the community to the management of Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife.

“Having carefully considered and examined the request made by prominent sons and daughters of Ijesa Land, and Owa Obokun Adimula of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Aromolaran, Government has decided to upgrade the Osun College of Education, Ilesa, to a full-fledged University,” he said.

“We’ve also hired KPMG, one of the nation’s best corporate consultants, to devise a long-term plan for the upgrade.”