The government of Kogi state on Monday announced that plans are underway to establish a University in Okun land.
The State Commissioner of Information and Communication, Kingsley Fanwo, made this known during a consultative visit of the governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Usman Ododo, to the palace of Obaro of Kabba, Oba Solomon Owoniyi. .
Fanwo noted that necessary paper work for the establishment of the University is being worked upon.
According to him, establishment of University has been the burden in the mind of Okun people, hence the move by the present administration of Governor Yahaya Bello to make this come to past.
The Commissioner, who did not disclose the name of the University, said all professors of Okun extractions will soon be mobilized to the National University Commission (NUC) headquarters for the signing of relevant documents.
He assured the traditional leaders that the project is a brain child of the Governor to recognize education as the biggest industry of Okun people.
