University of Ibadan (UI) will get support and quick intervention from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), following flooding that has affected hostels.
It will be recalled that flood a few days ago affected Awo Hostel where about 16 rooms on the ground floor of the hostels were submerged, with students’ belongings floating on water.
Speaking during a visit to the institution, Mr. Sunday Adepoju, representative of Southwest on the board of TETFund, who led agency delegation to the university, said TETFund as an intervention and proactive organisation decided to visit the areas, having thought it wise not to wait till disaster happened, adding that the agency could not leave the lives of students and residents of the institution community in danger.
He said: “We have seen the effect of the flood, but it wasn’t as much as it was reported in the media. We have seen what has happened, we know what to do to avert future occurrence at the hostel and adjoining areas.
“Although our funds are allocated to institutions, as a representative of Southwest on the board, we will address the issue because we can’t wait for it to happen, as it happened in Borno State.’’
