The bulletin issued on Monday by the university stated that
the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, disclosed this at a meeting he held
with the new professors at the university.
Egbewole said that 59 others were also elevated to the rank
of associate professor in the latest promotion exercise carried out by the
institution.
The vice-chancellor, who is also the Secretary-General of
Association of West African Universities (AWAU), said that the Minister of
Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, had approved the request of the university’s
Appointments and Promotion Committee.
This, he said, culminated in the promotion of the new
professors from their previous positions of readers/associate professors.
Egbewole further stated that the approval of the minister
was necessitated by the absence of a properly-constituted Governing Council for
the university, which ought to have discharged the responsibility.
He congratulated the new professors for attaining the peak
of their careers, even as he expressed confidence in their dignity and
competence.
The vice-chancellor, while stating that the promotions were
meritorious and well-deserved, commended their dedication to the achievement of
the institution’s corporate objectives through quality teaching, meaningful
research and impactful community services.
He encouraged the newly-promoted dons not to rest on their
oars, but work harder on their responsibilities so as to justify the confidence
reposed in them by the authorities of the university and the society at large.
Speaking earlier, the Registrar, Mr Mansur Alfanla,
congratulated the new professors on their promotion to the pinnacle of the
teaching career.
Responding on behalf of the newly-promoted professors, Prof.
Jaiye Opadiji, of the Department of Computer Engineering, expressed profound
gratitude to the vice-chancellor and the management for their consistent
support which culminated in the attaining the peak of their career.
Opadiji said that they were not unaware of the expectations
from them, assuring the management of their continued dedication to the
services of the institution and humanity.
He also pledged their determination to intensify efforts
toward advancing the university’s academic excellence and overall success. NAN