EKITI State governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has approved the appointment of Professor Joseph Babatola Ayodele as the new Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University (EKSU) Ado-Ekiti.
Ayodele, a professor of Education Management, is, until the appointment, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of the University.
Prof Ayodele’s appointment as Vice Chancellor takes effect from 20 August 2024.
He takes over from Prof, Edward Olanipekun, whose tenure as Vice Chancellor of the University ends on 19 August 2024.
Prof Joseph Babatola Ayodele was born in Ikere-Ekiti, Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State on 13 August 1963. He attended Annunciation School, Ikere-Ekiti from 1974-1979. He later proceeded to the Ondo State College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti for the Nigeria Certificate in Education between 1982 and 1985.
He obtained a First Class Bachelor of Education (B.ed) degree in Economics from the Ondo State University, (now Ekiti State University), Ado- Ekiti in 1992. He also bagged a Master’s degree in Education Management from the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, in 1997 and a Doctor of Philosophy in Education Management from the same university in 2000.
Prof Ayodele started his lecturing career as a Graduate Assistant at Ondo State University (now Ekiti State University), Ado-Ekiti, in 1995 and rose through the ranks to the position of a professor in 2012.
He had served the university in different capacities notably as Assistant Director, Affiliate Programmes, (2006-2008); Acting Head, Department of Educational Foundations and Management (2010- 2012); Dean, Faculty of Education (2018-2020); Director, Directorate of Continuing Education Programmes/Distance Learning (2020-2022); Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) 2022- date.
Governor Oyebanji, who is the Visitor to the institution, urges the new Vice Chancellor to bring his wealth of experience as an academic and a seasoned administrator to bear in the bid to further reposition the university as a world-class institution of learning, even as he wishes him a successful tenure.
The governor thanks the outgoing EKSU Vice Chancellor, Prof Edward Olanipekun, for his meritorious service to the University and wishes him success in his future endeavours.
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