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.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Young Progressives Party Raimi Iyanda Mahmud Ajeigbe Oladimeji Thompson Olatunji Ayeni Abdullahi Samari Osi Taofeeq Olateju 2017 Budget Gurei UNILORIN Alumni Association Sulu Babaita Isiaka Monkey Pox MalHub Durosinlohun Atiku IESA Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin Government High School (GHS), Adeta CCB Mashood Dauda Bola Magaji FERMA Salihu S. Yaru Waheed Ibrahim Jamiu Oyawoye Principal Private Secretary Ayinde Oyepitan Esuwoye Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu Budo-Egba Dankaka Senate President Elections Sardauna Of Ilorin Alabi Lawal Shehu Alimi Foundation Ayoade Akinnibosun Gamji Members Association Sarkin Malamai Sherif Sagaya Oba Abdulraheem Jalala Abdulmumini Jawondo Najim Yaasin Tunde Mukaila Mustapha Femi Agbaje Yahya Mohammed Dumagi Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan Issa Oloruntogun Zara Umar Kwara State Council Of Chiefs Dele Belgore Busari Toyin Isiaka Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs Yunus Oniboki Gbemi Saraki Stephen Fasakin Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa Balogin Alanamu Sidikat Uthman Ajibola Abdullahi AbdulMajeed Sobi FM Offa Grammer School Adeola Abraham Erubu Oba Zubair Musbau A. Akanji Volunteers Of Ilorin Community And The Emirate Hauwa Nuru SARS Yeketi Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede Joseph Offorjama Odo-Owa Mohammed Yahaya Barki Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola