Excitements As Tinubu Appoints VC, Other Principal Officers For Federal University Of Medicine And Medical Sciences, Abeokuta, Provost, FCET, Yauri
By: Olufemi Orunsola
OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) News reports that there is visible excitements among critical stakeholders in the efucational sector in Ogun state following President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's appointment of Professor Fatiu Abiola Arogundade as the Vice Chancellor of the recent approved Federal University of Medicine, Abeokuta, Ogun state, Nigeria.
As reliably gathered by OTN News, the Nigerian President in a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President
on Information & Strategy also appointed Dr Obayomi Olukayode Gregory as the Registrar, Mrs Adedokun Omolola Olufunso as the Bursar, and Dr. Idiat Odunola Agboola as the University Librarian.
For the records, Professor Arogundade, a professor of medicine at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, currently serves as the College Registrar of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Ijanikin.
Bringing to bear more than 33 years of teaching, research, and administrative experience and as a Fellow of the International Society of Nephrology, Prof. Arogundade has spearheaded groundbreaking initiatives in medical research and academic reforms and attracted substantial research grants from 2012 to 2023.
The new registrar, Dr Gregory, has been the Deputy Registrar at the National Mathematical Centre, Abuja. Mrs Olufunso, a Chartered Accountant, served as Deputy Bursar at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Dr Agboola, the librarian, has been an Associate Professor of Library Science at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, until now.
President Tinubu, through the press statement has urged the newly appointed officers to provide visionary leadership and build a solid foundation for the university’s growth and development.
He further expressed confidence in the University officers’ ability to leverage their collective expertise to ensure that the institution, established in 2023, produces world-class medical professionals.
In a related development, President Tinubu has appointed Professor Sa’adu Umar as the Provost of the Federal College of Education (Technical) in Yauri, Kebbi State.
Mr Abdullahi Ahmed is the Registrar, Dr Muhammad Yusuf Alkali is the Bursar, and Mrs Maimuna Mohammed Ahmed is the Librarian.
Professor Umar is a Professor of Agriculture Extension and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero. He is renowned for his academic leadership and commitment to educational development.
Mr. Ahmed, formerly Deputy Registrar of Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, has served in various capacities in the Federal College of Education (Technical), Potiskum, Yobe State.
Dr. Alkali, a former Dean of the School of Accountancy and Finance at Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, and Mrs. Ahmed, currently the College Librarian at the Niger State College of Nursing Sciences, Minna, complete the leadership team.
The tenures of the principal officers at the Federal College of Education (Technical), Yauri, Kebbi State, are set at five years each, with no extensions, as stipulated in the Federal Colleges of Education Act, 2023.
Established by an Act of the National Assembly, the Federal College of Education (Technical), Yauri, Kebbi State, offers full-time courses in teaching, instruction, and training across disciplines such as technology, applied science, arts, social sciences, humanities, and management.
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