By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Oyo State governor Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has appointed a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Oye Ibidapo-obe, as the pioneer pro-chancellor and chairman of the Governing Council of the Technical University, Ibadan.
The governor in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Olalekan Alli made available to newsmen in Ibadan, on Thursday.
The statement also announced the appointments of Chairman, First Bank Nigeria Plc (FBN), Mrs. Ibukun-Oluwa Awosika; a professor of Agriculture Engineering at the University of Ibadan (UI), Abimbola Sangodoyin; and Executive Vice Chairman, Ibadan School of Government and Public Policy, Dr. Tunji Olaopa as the University’s governing council members.
According to the statement, also included on the eight-member list were an oil magnate, Mr. Doye Ayoola; a former Managing Director of FBN, Mr. Jacob Ajekiigbe; and Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research, Innovation and Strategic Partnership, UI, Prof. Olanike Adeyemo, a lecturer at the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, UNILAG, Dr. Adetona Oladejo and Dr. Mariam Abdulraheem-Mustapha of the Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin.
He emphasized in the statement that the governing council members were appointed for a period of four years.
“The Technical University’s mission is to cultivate a cadre of technical professionals with requisite entrepreneurial skills capable of creating jobs and employment. It is committed to the efficient and responsible use of science, technology, engineering and innovation in solving societal problems.
The governor then congratulated the newly appointed Governing Council members urging them to consider their appointment as a call to service, the governor and the government expect them to discharge their duties with absolute loyalty, dedication and in line with government’s vision for the university.”
