Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun is set to inaugurate the governing councils of the two state-owned universities and six polytechnics, as well as that of the State Library Board, on Thursday, 25th August, 2022.
Governing Councils to be inaugurated include those of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye; Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun; Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta; Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa; Gateway Polytechnic, Saapade; Abaraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ijebu-Igbo; D.S. Adegbenro Polytechnic, Itori and Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese.
A statement signed by the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu in Abeokuta on Tuesday said the inauguration ceremony will hold at the Cinema Hall of the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta at 11am prompt.
The statement further said the composition of the Governing Council will “strengthen governance and administration in the institutions and render their performance more responsive to the dictates of the State Government’s Building Our Future Together Agenda.”
The members of the Councils are as follows:
OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY
S/N
NAME
POSITION
1
PROF. TOYIN ASHIRU
PRO-CHANCELLOR & CHAIRMAN
2
- KUNLE OGUNMEFUN
MEMBER
3
CHIEF JOJU FADAIRO
MEMBER
4
CHIEF ADEPEGBA OTEMOLU
MEMBER
5
CHIEF (MRS.) MATILDA IYABO APAMPA
MEMBER
TAI SOLARIN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION
S/N
NAME
POSITION
1
PROF. RAHMAN BELLO
PRO-CHANCELLOR & CHAIRMAN
2
PROF. TAIWO OSIPITAN
MEMBER
3
IYALODE ALABA LAWSON
MEMBER
4
PROF. ADEWALE ROLAND SOLARIN
MEMBER
5
SENATOR GBOLAHAN DADA
MEMBER
MOSHOOD ABIOLA POLYTECHNIC
S/N
NAME
POSITION
1
PROF. KAMAL BALOGUN
CHAIRMAN
2
- SEGUN SENBANJO
MEMBER
3
- RABIU KUSIMO
MEMBER
4
- WOLE SOWOLE
MEMBER
5
HON. KAMORU ODUNTAN
MEMBER
6
CHIEF RASHEED OLUSOGA ADENUSI
MEMBER
OGUN STATE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, IGBESA
S/N
NAME
POSITION
1
CHIEF KOLA SORINOLA
CHAIRMAN
2
CHIEF SABITU FALILU
MEMBER
3
EVANG. KEHINDE AKINSOJI
MEMBER
4
ALHAJI DAUDA AFOLABI OLOKUN
MEMBER
5
OTUNBA AKEEM ADIGUN
MEMBER
6
- TUNDE ODULAJA
MEMBER
GATEWAY POLYTECHNIC, SAAPADE
S/N
NAME
POSITION
1
- YEMI OGUNBIYI
CHAIRMAN
2
ALHAJI RAIMI ADISA SAROMI
MEMBER
3
CHIEF FOHUN ABIOLA
MEMBER
4
OTUNBA (DR.) ADELEKE ADEDOYIN
MEMBER
5
CHIEF DUROJAIYE AIYEDOGBON
MEMBER
6
CHIEF ALLI ADELANI AJIBODE
MEMBER
ABRAHAM ADESANYA POLYTECHNIC, IJEBU-IGBO
S/N
NAME
POSITION
1
ALHAJA SALMOT BADRU
CHAIRMAN
2
- GBOLADE OSINOWO
MEMBER
3
JIDE AKINOLUGBADE
MEMBER
4
SHINA SOFOLA
MEMBER
5
CHIEF JIDE OJUKO
MEMBER
6
CHIEF MUSBAU AYINDE OBANLA
MEMBER
D.S ADEGBENRO POLYTECHNIC, ITORI
S/N
NAME
POSITION
1
AMB. TOYE OKANLAWON
CHAIRMAN
2
CHIEF JAMES DINA
MEMBER
3
SUNDAY SOWUNMI
MEMBER
4
CHIEF KAYODE SODIYAN
MEMBER
5
CHIEF MUFTAU AKANDE AJIBOLA
MEMBER
6
- KAYODE OLUNUGA
MEMBER
OGUN STATE COLLEGE OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY, ILESE
S/N
NAME
POSITION
1
OTUNBA KUNLE KALEJAIYE SAN
CHAIRMAN
2
CHIEF JOHNSON OGUNDEKO
MEMBER
3
ALHAJI MUSBAU AREMU ADEBESIN
MEMBER
4
ACP LAMIDI ODULAWA RTD.
MEMBER
5
ALHAJI AZEEZ MUHAMMED
MEMBER
6
CHIEF DELE ODULAJA
MEMBER
To join the Council members as approved by the Governor and Visitor to these institutions are
- the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
- Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance
iii. Representatives of the Senate of the Universities,
- Representatives of the Academic Board of the Polytechnics
- Representatives of the Congregation of each of the institutions and
- Representatives of the Alumni of the institutions
The statement added that “also to be inaugurated on Thursday and at the same venue is the State Library Board with the following members:
(i) Prof. Segun Awonusi – Chairman
(ii) Mrs Bamidele Makinde – Member
(iii) Dr.(Mrs) Ayodele Olubunmi Womiloju – Member
(iv) Dr. Adebambo A. Oduwole (CLN) – Member
(v) Dr. (Mrs) Oyinade Tomori – CLN – Member
(vi) Barrister Tosin Adesanya – Member
(vii) Otunba Wasiu Taiwo – Member
(viii) Mr. Ogunyinka Bernard Olanrewaju – Member
(ix) Mr. Taye Solarin Sogbesan – Member
(x) Mr. Vincent F. Giwa CLN – Member
“Guests are expected to be seated in the hall by 10:30 am.”
