The Kwara state government has called on stakeholders in the education sector to submit memoranda on the preferred locations for sighting its proposed Kwara state University of Education.

It stated that the memoranda should address relevant issues relating to the establishment of the University of Education, including but not limited to: “Preferred strategic location within the state that will ensure inclusivity, proposed academic programmes and faculties, infrastructure and facility's requirements, collaboration opportunities with existing institutions, strategies for community engagement and development.”

The Kwara state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, had on the 17th of November, 2023 inaugurated Prof. Shuaibu Oba Abdulraheem-led committee to midwife the processes leading to the establishment of the institution.

“As part of the process, the government invited the general public, stakeholders, educational institutions, and interested groups to contribute their insights and recommendations through the submission of memoranda,” the committee said in a statement issued in Ilorin.

The committee advised that all memoranda should be submitted in writing and sent to council chamber, KWASU Business School, along Ajasse-Ipo Road, Ilorin or Room 33, Ministry of Tertiary Education, state secretariat, Ilorin.