A special appeal has been made to Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State to convert the campus of the defunct OgoriMagongo College of Education, Akpafa,created in 1983 by the government of Senator Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo in the old kwara State to a Faculty of Vocational and Entrepreneurial Studies of the Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara.
In a condolence message issued in lokoja today on the death of Senator Cornelius Adebayo, the former chairman of OgoriMagongo Local Government, Dr. Mathew Keyi opined that such a move would be a befitting honour for the late governor in recognition of his landmark strides in the educational sector during his short-term but impactful administration in the old kwara State
Keyi described the death of Senator C. O. Adebayo as a huge loss to the people of the Middle Belt in particular and the Nigerian progressive community in general. He described the late governor as a frontliner in the democratic struggle against military rule. He further noted that Adebayo’ s emergence as a Senator in 1979 and as governor of the old kwara State in 1983 were testimonies of his deep connections with the grassroots people in the state, including
minority groups such as OgoriMagongo people.
He urged Governor Ododo to build on the virtues of inclusive governance, which signposts the CO Adebayo’s administration.
Dr. Mathew Keyi.
June 30th, 2025.