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This was disclosed by no other person than the Ranodu of Imota, Oba Ajibade Bakare Agoro who is a chartered accountant. The revered monarch made the disclosure at the public presentation of an award in honour of Col. Titilola Onafowokan on his doctoral degree attainment in Educational Media Technology with specialization in Artificial Intelligence.
The Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN) has given a provisional approval to establish the institute’s District Society in lmota, independent of that of Ikorodu which it has been under.
Ranodu also disclosed that another approval has also been given for the establishment of College of Accountancy in his kingdom.
“Without being immodest, I have established myself in my professional calling to the extent that we have been given a provisional approval by the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (ICAN) for the establishment of the ICAN Society in Imota.
“Today, I am the oldest chartered accountant in Nigeria from Imota and I have struggled with the founder of CALEB University (Dr. Adebogun). We grew up together and work on farms, but today, he is rich and influential and he has done a lot for Imota”.
While narrating his efforts in ensuring that ICAN approved CALEB University’s Accountancy Department, Oba Agoro also stated that the institute has approved the siting of the College of Accountancy in his kingdom.
“I started the struggle for the establishment of ICAN Society in Imota with the CALEB University, when I intervened in making ICAN to grant approval for the establishment of the Department of Accountancy in the institution.
“It was suggested to them that they should make it a five – tenured programme for the ICAN students, and they keyed into it. After a while, I bought a land of four plots for them at Atori and today, the institute has approved the construction of the College of Accounting to catch our young ones at young age.
“During the time that I bought the land for ICAN, four ICAN President came here to visit me in succession, and the person that just gave the provisional approval was among those that worked with these past Presidents.
“He has directed that Imota and Ikorodu District Societies must be carved out separately. He has sent for me that we should be prepared to have the Imota district society “, the royal father said.
