By: IndyPress News Desk

Former and the 12th substantive Vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Idowu Olayinka on Sunday, 24th November 2024, has explained that only about a third of the then Heritage Park, would be occupied by the proposed University Senate building.

The former Vice-chancellor gave this comment via his Facebook handle, while responding to a post he was tagged in.

“All told, actually only about a third of the Heritage Park, as we used to know it, would be occupied by the proposed Senate building. However, the whole park had to be cut to provide access to construction equipment, storage and ancillary facilities,” Professor Olayinka said.

“The construction project is from the solar panel side of the park to the Bookshop area. Ironically, this forms the least used part of the park. The park would be replanted at the end of the project,” the former Vice-chancellor added.

Professor Olayinka added that the University of Ibadan as an institution has been committed to tree planting.

“In the past three years, the university has planted over 30,000 seedlings. No university in Nigeria comes close to this. The Nigeria Conservation Foundation also recently collaborated to plant more trees on the Campus.”

“Ongoing conservation projects in UI would be one of the biggest in the country at present. When argument boils, the truth evaporates (An Indian Proverb). I hope my small intervention helps,” he concluded.