Ogun State governor, 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, August 25, 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, 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 councils 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
1 PROF. TOYIN ASHIRU PRO-CHANCELLOR & CHAIRMAN
2 MR. 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
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
1 PROF. KAMAL BALOGUN CHAIRMAN
2 MR. SEGUN SENBANJO – MEMBER
3 DR. RABIU KUSIMO – MEMBER
4 MR. WOLE SOWOLE – MEMBER
5 HON. KAMORU ODUNTAN MEMBER –
6 CHIEF RASHEED OLUSOGA ADENUSI – MEMBER
OGUN STATE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, IGBESA
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 MR. TUNDE ODULAJA – MEMBER
GATEWAY POLYTECHNIC, SAAPADE
1 DR. 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
1 ALHAJA SALMOT BADRU – CHAIRMAN
2 DR. 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
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 DR. KAYODE OLUNUGA – MEMBER
OGUN STATE COLLEGE OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY, ILESE
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
i. the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
ii. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance
iii. Representatives of the Senate of the Universities,
iv. Representatives of the Academic Board of the Polytechnics
v. Representatives of the Congregation of each of the institutions and
vi. 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. Chaired by Prof. Segun Awonusi. Its members are:
(i) Mrs Bamidele Makinde – Member
(ii). Dr.(Mrs) Ayodele Olubunmi Womiloju – Member
(iii) Dr. Adebambo A. Oduwole (CLN) – Member
(iv) Dr. (Mrs) Oyinade Tomori – CLN – Member
(v) Barrister Tosin Adesanya – Member
(vi) Otunba Wasiu Taiwo – Member
(vii). Mr. Ogunyinka Bernard Olanrewaju – Member
(viii) Mr. Taye Solarin Sogbesan – Member
(ix). Mr. Vincent F. Giwa CLN – Member
