Education

Ibraheem Abdul appointed as Yabatech Rector

The Federal Government has approved the appointment of Dr Ibraheem Abdul as the Rector of Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech).

The Deputy Registrar/Head of Public Relations of Yabatech, Joe Ejiofor, made this known via a statement issued on Monday, May 22.

Ejiofor noted that Abdul, a chief lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, was until the new appointment the Director of Open Distance and Flexible E-Learning (formerly Flexible Skills Development Centre) of the college.

He said the new Rector was also a former Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, in addition to serving as chairman and member of important and strategic management and academic board committees.

Abdul is succeeding Obafemi Omokungbe whose tenure as Rector ended on January 29, 2023.

The Yabatech seventh substantive Rector is a native of Ado-Odo-Otta in Ogun State.

Abdul, who was born in 1965, joined Yabatech in 1993 as Lecturer 2, and rose steadily to become a chief lecturer in 2012.

He attended Okayama University, Okayama, Japan – Ph.D (Engineering) – 2011; University of Ibadan – M.Sc (Industrial and Production Engineering) – 2004; University of Lagos (M.Sc Mechanical Engineering) – 1996; University of Lagos (B.Sc, Mechanical Engineering) -1987; and Ansar-ud-deen College, Isolo (O/A Level) – 1983.

He is a Fellow, Global Academic of Entrepreneurship and Innovation – 2022; Member Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineer (IEEE) – 2010; Registered Member of Council of Registered Engineers in Nigeria (COREN) – 2004; and Corporate member, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) -2003.

Abdul has published valuable and scholarly papers in both local and international journals.

The rector’s appointment comes days after the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Yabatech chapter, appealed to the Federal Government to expedite action on the appointment of a substantive rector for the institution.

The Star