Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has appointed Prof. Shuaib Oba Abdulraheem (OFR) as chairman and pro-chancellor of the newly inaugurated Governing Council of the Kwara State University of Education (KWASUED).
This clears the path for the official takeoff of the school.
Other members of the 11-man Council include Mrs. Opaleke Bukoĺa Iyabo; Hajia Risikat Lawal; Rotimi Samuel Olujide; Prof. Umar Gunu; Engr. Saad Belgore; Mr. Femi Aina; Omowumi Amuda; Hajia Kubra Kazum; Prof. Ibrahim Abdukadir Abikan; and Pastor Afolayan Joseph Babatunde, who represents the Ministry of Tertiary Education.
In an address to the council led by Prof. Oba Abdulraheem, Governor Abdulrazaq said the inauguration is another step in the evolution of the KWASUED, an initiative of the administration.
“This university is a child of necessity to position Kwara and its people for a sustainable future in the sphere of education and related disciplines. This institution is designed to be a successor to the College of Education Ilorin and a test run for how we handle the remaining Colleges in the face of new realities,” he said.
“With the caliber of the intellectuals, administrators, and statesmen on this Council, I am confident that you will midwife a seamless transition and build a new university of education that will be the envy of all.
“As the pioneer governing council, I urge you to raise the bar from the beginning and resist the pressures to make the school another centre for unaffordable wage bills through needless jobs.
“Employment, if any, must be strictly based on needs and affordability with consideration for competence and inclusion in line with our policy. The school should be run in a way that it does not become another burden on the scarce resources of the government. I trust you to make the KWSUED a centre of excellence, research, and academic discipline in pursuit of higher ideals.”
