The Federal College of Education (FCE), Osiele, Abeokuta has inaugurated a water treatment plant which would be beneficial to the school and the host community.
Speaking during the 24th convocation ceremony of the college in Abeokuta , Dr. Ayodele Ajayi, the Provost of the college , noted that the project was considered a major one by the 5th Governing Council Chairman of the Institution, Sen. Emmanuel Anosike.
“The terrain of this college also makes it difficult some times to have viable water from the borehole that we sunk therefore we saw that it would be wise to construct this treatment plant when we already have a link provided through the effort of Chief MKO Abiola.
“We have two major thank here, we have the sedimentation thank, when water is drown from the leak, it get there first then go through the treatment plant and then the treated water settles in another thank at the back and from here transfer it to the uppermost level of the college so that naturally water will flow to all the part of the college and I must say that this project as mostly impact the lives of both staff and students of the college.
“Now we have the water treatment plant and I must say it happens to be one of the projects that were like the heartbeats of our 5th Governing Council Chairman, Senator Emmanuel Anosike .
“Actually his tenure, we have several projects. We had five 500 seater halls, each for each school and several others but this project, by my estimation is the one he considered most special and we are glad that the project has been completed.
“It has been put to use and the management felt the best is to name this project after him.
“It is often say that whoever gives water gives life. So we see him as someone who has given life to the college its not about the project, its about the importance of the project to the community. Apart from the fact that we are commissioning it, we are also naming it after Senator Emmanuel Obi Anosike,” Ajayi said.
In his response, Sen. Emmanuel Anosike dedicated the project to God.
His words : ” I want to say, in as much as the project is dedicated to me, it is dedicated to God Almighty because when we came here, it was a problem for the students to get water and you can imagine, before they go for lecture you see them carrying bucket .
“So I felt the major assignment we have here is to embark on this project and by the grace of God it worked , though we had terrible challenges with the contractor, with TETFUND and other people.
“To the glory of God we want to thank everybody. What is important is to do things for God. Whatever you do, by the time you live, everybody will remember you for it.
“I want to thank the community too,” he said.
