The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has affirmed the rising profile of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria, as a citadel of knowledge that has become the hub of scientific and technological development researches in Nigeria.
Dr. Onu said this feat necessitated the choice of the University as the South-West Centre for National Bio-Technology Development.
The Minister made the confirmation on AAUA campus on Monday last week at a Stakeholders’ Workshop on Application of Bio-Informatics Tools in Drug Design, Discovery and Development, organized by the Centre for Genomics Research and Innovation, National Bio-Technology Development Agency (CGRI/NABDA) in collaboration with the Centre for Bio-Computing and Drug Development, Adekunle Ajasin University.
Dr. Onu, who was represented by Pharmacist Abayomi Oguntunde, said, “I’m highly impressed by the quality of research in this University. I never knew that we have gone this far in Nigeria, especially coming from Adekunle Ajasin University.
“I must say that the newer and younger universities are doing better in the area of research activities than some of the older ones; probably because they are putting in more efforts or that the young researchers are putting in more efforts and dynamism than the older professors who seem to have lost all motivation for further researches.”
The Minister, however, urged collaboration between government-owned research centres and universities in order to achieve the desired goals of national scientific and technological development.
He also called for researches aimed at solving identified societal problems and a strong collaboration with local industries and entrepreneurs in order to avoid the pitfall of local industries not taking advantage of the results from research centres and the universities.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, who was represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration), Prof. Olugbenga Ige, had noted that ground-breaking research is inevitable to developing the society.
He said AAUA would leave no stone unturned in engaging in researches that would solve societal problems
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