LASUSTECH to begin Tinubu school of politics

The BAT Ideological Group has partnered with the Lagos State University of Science and Technology, Ikorodu, to establish the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Institute of Politics and Policies.

The group’s Director of Media and Publicity, Arabinrin Aderonke, said in a statement obtained on Thursday that the move aims to deepen ideological orientation and strengthen political leadership development in Nigeria.

Aderonke noted that the agreement was reached during a high-level strategic engagement between the leadership of the BAT Ideological Group and the management of LASUSTECH.

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The delegation was led by the convener of the group, Bamidele Atoyebi, and included the group’s patron, Alhaji Tejumade Onirin; Oyo State Coordinator, Prof. Fayomi Oluyemi; and Oyo State Woman Leader, Dr Bisi Alabi.

The delegation was received by the Vice-Chancellor of LASUSTECH, Prof. Olumuyiwa Odusanya, alongside principal officers of the university, including the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Prof. Abiodun Denloye; Registrar, David Ogungbe; Bursar, Oki Olashile; and Dean of Student Affairs, Owoeye David.

Addressing journalists after the meeting, Atoyebi stated that the group formally submitted a comprehensive proposal for the establishment of a School of Politics and Policies, designed to serve as a national hub for ideological training, political leadership formation and governance studies.

He noted that both parties resolved to commence academic and professional activities of the institute within two to three months.

He further announced that LASUSTECH had provided a temporary facility for the immediate take-off of the institute, pending the construction of a purpose-built permanent structure that would reflect the stature, vision and national significance of the project.

According to Atoyebi, the BAT Institute of Politics and Policies was conceived as a strategic response to the leadership deficit confronting Nigeria’s political system.

The institute, he noted, would offer structured academic programmes at diploma, master’s and doctoral levels, while also providing professional certification, fellowship opportunities and ideological grooming for emerging and established political actors.

He further described the initiative as a historic milestone, noting that the institute would be the first university-based political institution in Nigeria to be named after a sitting President, affirming that President Bola Tinubu represents “not merely a political figure, but an institution of leadership, ideology and governance whose political philosophy warrants academic interrogation and institutional preservation.”