Ekiti state government has promised to support Faculty of Law of Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) in its efforts to produce quality law graduates by assisting in providing necessary infrastructure.
Attorney General and Commissioner for justice in the state, Barr. Dayo Apata SAN gave this promise while hosting some legal minds who paid him a courtesy call in his office .
The group led by the Acting Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Mrs. Adeola Kehinde had visited the Commissioner with a view to seeking partnership and support for the development of the Faculty.
The Attorney General who appreciated the team for the visit promised to help the Faculty in resolving the power energy problems and others issues, assuring that
Ekiti State government, particularly, Ministry of Justice will partner and collaborate with the Faculty of Law, FUOYE.
Earlier, the Acting Dean, Dr. Mrs. Kehinde had told the Commissioner that her Faculty was facing some challenges including electricity problems, which she noted could be overcome with solar inverter, adding that the Faculty would not mind any assistance the Commissioner and his Ministry could afford.
Dr. Kehinde who also sought how the Ministry could incorporate the students of the Faculty into the activities of the ministry so as to enable them to get practical training, regarding the legal practice which she noted could help the students in their careers, maintained that she was seeking assistance because the training of law students could be capital intensive.
She appreciated the Attorney General for her appointment as one of the editors of Fountain Law Journal, a journal of the Ekiti State Ministry of Justice last year, stating that the appointment was well appreciated and that the assignment would be carried out effectively and as expected.
The Dean, solicited the support of the AG in the area of Infrastructural development of the Faculty by providing solar power to the Electronic Library section so as to enable students to have access to the online databases which she said the University had subscribed
Dr. Kehinde also pleaded with the AG to serve as the Chairman of the 4th series of the Faculty of Law Public Lecture coming up on 28/29 of April, 2026.
Gifts were later presented to the Commissioner.
Among those who were on the entourage of the Dear were the Deputy Dean, Mrs. Adefisayo Oyedeji, Ag HOD, Dr (Mrs) Opeyemi Y. Omotuyi, Faculty Examination Officer, Dr. Ganiyu Yahaya
Coordinato, Faculty Affiliated Programmes Miss. Ifedapo Osadola, and Faculty Officer
Mr. Olanrewaju T. Ojo.
