By Emmanuel Olorunsola
Former Rector, Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) and Secretary-General, Commonwealth Association of Technical Universities and Polytechnics in Africa (CAPA), Dr. Olubunmi Felix Olukayode Owoso, is dead. He passed on after a brief illness at the age of 71.
As rector, he initiated the establishment of Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, Internal Quality Assurance Unit; Centre for Applied Research and Technology Innovation, a new satellite campus of the college in Epe, Lagos State for Agriculture programmes and a skills development centre, among many others.
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During his tenure, Yaba College of Technology was admitted as the first educational institution corporate member of the Nigeria-South Africa Chamber of Commerce and the Nigerian Association of Small Medium Enterprises. The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) in Nigeria also designated the College as an Intellectual Property Technology Transfer Office (IPPTO).
Owoso’s burial rite began yesterday with a Service of Songs at Foursquare Church, YABATECH and a valedictory service by the Academic Board of the polytechnic.
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