Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state has approved the appointment of Prof. Shaykh-Lukman Alade Jimoh as the substantive Vice- Chancellor of the Kwara state University (KWASU), Malete.
‘The appointment follows the outcome of the screening exercise carried out by the university’s Governing Council where Prof. Shaykh-Lukman placed first among the candidates’ a Government House, Ilorin statement said on Tuesday.
Shaykh-Lukman is currently the Ag. Vice -Chancellor of the University. He had served as Deputy Vice- Chancellor between 2020 and 2022.
He comes highly recommended to the job with decades of experience as an administrator and a university scholar.
Shaykh-Lukman, 60, is a recipient of several academic honours, including Best Graduating Student of the Department of Religions (University of Ilorin) 1988; University Undergraduate Scholarship Award (1987/1988); University Scholar 1987/1988). He is a Fellow/member of many professional bodies such as Chartered Institute of Public Advocacy and Management and Council of Experts for International Centre on Contemporary Research in Islamic Sciences (United Kingdom).
Shaykh-Lukman hails from Igbaja , Ifelodun Local Government , Kwara state.
A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye noted that AbdulRazaq has in the meanwhile approved degree awarding powers for the Kwara state College of Education, Ilorin having gotten upgraded into a degree awarding institution as University of Education.
The governor cited ease of takeoff and other logistic advantages.
‘The government will continue ongoing efforts to transform the two other colleges of education and make them more viable in line with current realities in the sector’ the statement added.
The decision on the location of the university comes a few days after the governor assented to the Kwara state University Teaching Hospital (Establishment) and the Kwara state University of Education (Establishment) Bills, effectively birthing a teaching hospital and the university of education.
The signing ceremony took place at the Government House , Ilorin and it was attended by Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Yakubu Danladi Salihu; House Leader, Hon. Oba AbdulKadir Magaji, the Clerk of the House AbdulKareem Ahmed; and a member of the Committee on the Establishment of Kwara state University of Education/Special Adviser (Special Duties) Abdulrazaq Jiddah-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
