A Yaba College of Technology alumnus, Engr. Femi Omokungbe, has emerged the new rector of the institution.
The new rector succeeded Dr. Margaret Ladipo, who completed her tenure in December, 2017 and was the first alumnus of the 70-year-old institution to be appointed as rector.
Announcing the appointment, the Chairman, Governing Council of Yabatech, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, said a record had been made.
“Omokungbe has been approved by the minister of education and the Presidency,” he said.
He saluted the two runners-up, Dr. Raheem Omobayo, and Kayode Aledare, for their large-heartedness, saying, “We did not have any regrets forwarding three great names from which Omokungbe was selected.”
Fagbemi thanked the Federal Government for not throwing overboard the recommendations of the council.
Omokungbe joined the services of the college as Lecturer III in 1993 and rose through the ranks to become a chief lecturer in the Civil Engineering Department, School of Civil Engineering and Natural Resource, Yabatech in 2009.
Addressing the staff, Omokungbe said the journey ahead would be a collective one, adding that a lot had to be done.
“There is a lot to fix, we shall do them and we shall fix them, but give me time. I have
served you diligently before and I offer to serve you again,” he said.