Biodun Esan, Ilorin Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has appointed the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin Prof. Sh...
Biodun Esan, Ilorin
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has appointed the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin Prof. Shuaib Oba Abdulraheem as chairman of the study, planning, and implementation committee for the establishment of Kwara State University of Education.
A statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary Rafiu Ajakaye on Tuesday in Ilorin said AbdulRazaq also appointed 10 others to work with the former VC on the project.
The 11-person committee comprised Pastor Afolayan J. Babatunde (Secretary); Professor (Mrs) Medinat Salman; Prof. (Mrs) Sidikat F. Adeyemi; Prof. Umar Gunu; and Engineer Sa’ad Belgore.
Others are Mrs. Mulikat Lawal; Femi Aina; former Special Adviser on Special Duties Alhaji Abubakar Abdul-Razaq Jiddah; and a representative of each of the Ministries of Housing and Urban Development and Justice (a female).
The administration has since started preliminary efforts to birth the University of Education using one of the three existing Colleges of Education as the launch pad.
The state is similarly pulling the strings to have Abuja adopt one of the Colleges of Education as a Federal College of Education, while the third one adopts a dual mode that empowers it to issue bachelor degrees in line with the recent laws governing Colleges of Education in Nigeria.
According to the statement, the 11-person committee will work out the modalities for the establishment, workings, and funding of the university.
The statement added that the committee will, among other things, develop the rationale and justification for a state-owned specialised university of education, including an assessment of the existing conventional, non-degree awarding NCE/Diploma colleges or universities which limited facilities may fall short of the eligibility for automatic registration with the Teachers’ Registration Council.
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