Senator ( Dr.) Jimoh Ibrahim,CFR, is not known for little things. The Billionaire business mogul and Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial district in The Red Chamber of The National Assembly has over the decades established himself in the business world as a force to reckon with. In the finance circle in Nigeria and beyond, he is known as ‘ wizard of due process in Taxation approach’ , yet he has not faltered in his pursuit of academic laurels; if anything, one thing the Ondo South Senator likes more than anything else is profound and unrestrained passion for academic excellence. For an erudite scholar who has taken it upon himself to bag two different doctoral degrees back to back , one in Business and the other in War Studies, give it to Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim; his love for learning and acquisition of knowledge is second to none.
Thus, it was no surprise that having seen the walls of the university in global frontiers and having bagged higher degrees in topmost citadel of learning like Harvard and Oxford, the Ondo South Senator did not view it as impossible to replicate the standard structure of these international universities in his country home, Igbotako in Ondo South.
For clarity, the Ivy League is an association of eight universities in The USA known for high quality since the early 30s. They are Brown , Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard , Pennsylvania , Princeton and Yale.
Jimoh Ibrahim’s University called Fortune University at Igbotako to all intent and purpose per standard and curriculum is a translation to his homeland the Ivy League standard from where he has drank adequately from their fountain of knowledge.
Located on a 150-hectare , the massive campus has impressive infrastructure which include 76 ultra modern building complex of taste, class and resplendence that will make any onlooker savour with a longing for university education within the space of Fortune.Among the mouth gaping facilities are the students’ hostels, 12 blocks of four -floor buildings with over 1000 rooms to accommodate the lucky undergraduates who will be drinking from the fountain of knowledge that Fortune provides. Other facilities are the lecturers offices , a projected 400 rooms office complex structure, a state of the art university medical center , the sports complex – an expansive stadium with a 5000 – seat capacity and many more.
With the official approval of the university by the President Bola Tinubu led Federal Government and presentation of License of operation to Fortune University, the world class educational structure and brain child of Senator Jimoh Ibrahim is finally ready to set sailing , providing international academic curriculum , research and intellectualism.
For the city of Igbotako, the university’s host community, their son has gifted them a life time gift which will stand the test of time in history. And to this innovative mind who sees the need to situate the world standard complex of knowledge acquisition in his country home, one cannot but say hearty cheers and congratulations to Senator, Dr.Jimoh Folorunsho Ibrahim.
