By Dare Akogun
The University of Ilorin has announced the appointment of a Professor of International Law and Jurisprudence and Professor Wahab Egbewole, SAN, as the institution’s new vice chancellor.
Prof Egbewole was announced as the new vice chancellor by the Chairman of the University Governing Council, Mallam Abidu Yasid, at a press briefing held at the Council chamber of the University on Thursday evening.
With the announcement Egbewole becomes the 12th Vice Chancellor of the University and will take over from the current VC Professor Sulyman Abdulkareem whose tenure expires on October 15, 2022.
Yasid said that Egbewole emerged after rigorous screening of 13 professors undertaken by the council in the last four days.
Meanwhile the Arole Oduduwa & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has congratulated an Ife-born don, Professor Wahab Egbewole on his emergence as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin.
Ooni Ogunwusi expressed his felicitations via a statement by his Director of Media and Public Affairs, Otunba Moses Olafare on Thursday, where he described the appointment as well deserved.
According to the statement “Your latest status is a true reflection of your decades of investment in the growth of Nigeria’s Education sector through the University of Ilorin. I am so proud and I cannot but congratulate you very warmly.
“Going further, I want you to sustain the virtues upon which you became the latest VC in Nigeria and also step it up now that you have a bigger platform to impact lives and help develop our dear country’s educational sector.” The Ooni admonished.
