The Senate of the University of Ilorin has elected Prof. Taibat Odunola-Bakare of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Prof. Mukhtar Adeiza Etudaiye of the Faculty of Law as Deputy Vice-Chancellors.
Director of Corporate Affairs of the university, Kunle Akogun, announced this in a statement he issued to newsmen on Friday.
Akogun said the duo will succeed Prof. Olubunmi Abayomi Omotesho and Prof. Sulaiman Folorunsho Ambali, whose tenures as Deputy Vice-Chancellors expired on December 20, 2024.
He said: “The two new Deputy Vice Chancellors would formally assume office once the University Governing Council, led by Surv. Abiodun Aluko, approves the decision of the Senate.”
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A renowned Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Odunola-Bakare is currently the Director of the Centre for Management and Leadership.
She is also the immediate past Dean of the Postgraduate School, University of Ilorin.
She will serve as the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic, subject to the approval of the University’s Governing Council.
Prof. Etudaiye is a Professor of Law and current Chairman of the University’s Admissions Committee.
He will serve as the Deputy Vice Chancellor Research, Technology, and Innovation, subject to the approval of the University’s Governing Council.
The current Deputy Vice Chancellor Research, Technology, and Innovation, Prof. Adegboyega Adisa Fawole, will now serve as the Deputy Vice Chancellor Management Services.
Akogun said: “In his remarks, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, commended the outgoing Deputy Vice Chancellors on their dedication and loyalty to the system.”
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