Education

Prof. Olusola Kehinde emerges FUNAAB VC

The Governing Council of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, has approved the appointment of Prof. Olusola Kehinde as the 7th substantive Vice-Chancellor of the institution.

This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the FUNAAB Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council, Dr Bola Adekola.

Adekola noted that the appointment of Prof. Kehinde was reached at the Governing Council’s special meeting on March 7, 2023.

The Registrar said the appointment followed a keenly contested competition for the position, in which Kehinde emerged the best among the 14 candidates who applied.

Adekola quoted the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council, Umar Ahmed, as congratulating Prof. Kehinde on his appointment.

“He charged him to work assiduously to uplift the standard of the institution in ensuring that FUNAAB continues to soar higher in the community of universities in the world over,” he said.

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Responding to his appointment, Kehinde expressed deep appreciation to the Governing Council for finding him worthy and for the trust reposed in him.

He promised to implement all the programmes highlighted in his vision document presented during the appointment process.

The new Vice-Chancellor promised to promote peace, quality, and cut-edge researches while putting in all his energy to make FUNAAB a 21st Century University in a short time.

According to the statement, Kehinde, a native of Gbagura, Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State, was born on December 22, 1964.

The VC attended Abeokuta Grammar School, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta South LGA from 1976 to 1981 for his secondary education and later proceeded to Ogun State Polytechnic (now Moshood Abiola Polytechnic), Ojere where he obtained his Higher School Certificate (HSC).

He was awarded a Bachelor and Master of Science Degree in Agricultural Biology as well as a Doctor of Philosophy (Plant Breeding and Genetics) from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State in 1987, 1990, and 1994 respectively.

Prof. Kehinde became an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Plant Breeding and Science Technology, University of Agriculture (now Federal University of Agriculture), Abeokuta in 1994.

He rose through the ranks and is currently a Professor in the same Department.

Administratively, he was the Dean, College of Plant Science and Crop Production between 2009 and 2011.

In 2021, Prof. Olusola Kehinde became the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development) of FUNAAB, and until his appointment was the Acting Vice-Chancellor of the institution.

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