Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ceding the custody of the popular Ijegba Forestage to the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB).
The Forestage, comprising several hectares of land areas, housing residence, library, and writers’ retreat residency is to be managed by the University to promote academic, cultural, ecological, and recreational studies leading to the deepening of multicultural studies that can strengthen the integration of science and humanities.
Speaking at signing ceremony held at the Ijegba Forestage, Professor Wole Soyinka,expressed his views on how the entire space should be put into proper use now and even after his exit.
He emphasized the need to run the place as an autonomous body that is dedicated to the promotion of knowledge of science and humanities and bringing together researchers all over the world to use the facilities in their natural form, irrespective of discipline.
In his remarks,the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Felix Kolawole Salako expressed appreciation to the Nobel Laureate assuring that the University will make the best use of the gesture of the donor using his ideals as a guide.
He noted that despite the separation of disciplines for the award of degrees, all of them have a point where they merge for the benefit of mankind.