AbdulRazaq Inaugurates Committee on Establishment of University of Education in Kwara
Kwara State Governor and Chairman, Nigerian Governors' Forum, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inaugurated a committee on the establishment of the proposed Kwara State University of Education.
The committee is chaired by a former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Shuaib Oba AbdulRaheem.
Members of the committee include Pastor Afolayan Babatunde (Secretary), Prof. Medinat Salman, Prof. Sidikat Adeyemi, Prof. Umar Gunu, Sa'ad Belgore, Mrs. Risikat Lawal, Femi Aina, Alhaji Abdul-Razaq Jiddah, and a representative each of the Ministries of Housing and Urban Development and Justice
Inaugurating the committee in Ilorin, the governor said: “I trust the committee to do a great job that would become a shining legacy for all of us.”
He congratulated the appointees and thanked them for agreeing to serve the state, pledging to give them the support needed to succeed in their assignment.
Responding, the committee chairman lauded the governor's foresight and commitment to advancing the state's education system.
AbdulRaheem said universities of education are the next thing that the system requires to nurture a knowledge-based economy, noting that the credit goes to AbdulRazaq if Kwara is at the forefront of establishing that in the region.
He promised that the committee will work hard towards the realisation of the objectives.
Meanwhile, the governor has also sworn in his new Special Adviser on Education, Dr. Ariyike Salau.
He said Salau's appointment was to strengthen the policy direction in the state's education sector.
AbdulRazaq said his administration is taking all necessary steps to bequeath an education system that gives every Kwara child a fair shot in the race of life.
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