FUTA BOOKSHOP BECOMES OPERATIONAL

Another historic milestone has taken place at the Federal University of Technology,
Akure with the commissioning of an ultra-modern bookshop for the use of staff,
students, the University community, institutions in and around Akure and the general
public.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adebiyi Daramola said during the commissioning that
teaching, learning and research in any educational setting can only flourish when a
befitting bookshop and library are in place among other teaching and learning facilities.
Prof. Daramola who described the development as a major milestone appreciated the
efforts of the former Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Peter O. Adeniyi to
establish a bookshop in 2005/2006 session which resulted in the construction of the
building housing the bookshop today. He said the bookshop will be operated on Public
Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement with Havillah Group of Companies.
Speaking on the operation of the bookshop, Prof. Daramola promised that the
University management would facilitate patronage. He however advised Havillah
Merchants (Nigeria) Ltd to develop aggressive and productive marketing strategies and
the best services in the book sale industry.
In his address, the University Librarian, Mr. F. Z. Oguntuase commended the vision and
effort of the Vice-Chancellor and his team for their desire to have a bookshop and the
urgency attached to its establishment. He also urged the University community to avail
themselves of the opportunity of the bookshop by patronizing it.
While addressing the gathering, Mr. Lanre Adesuyi, the Chief Executive Officer of
Havillah Group of Companies, congratulated the Vice-Chancellor and appealed to the
entire University community to warmly embrace the bookshop as their own baby and
nourish it to maturity through constant patronage.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adebiyi Gregory Daramola represented by the Deputy
Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Professor Emmanuel Adedayo Fasakin, later cut the tape
to commission the new bookshop located in the heart of the campus.