Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has appointed former presidential candidate Gani Galadima and other prominent individuals to the governing councils of 17 state-owned institutions and government agencies.
The appointments cover eight tertiary institutions and nine government agencies responsible for education, healthcare, social investment, rural infrastructure, housing and environmental management.
The appointments were announced in a statement by Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola, Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the Governor.
Galadima, the former Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) in the 2019 election will chair the governing council of the International Vocational, Technical and Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC), Ajase-Ipo, while Adua Ismail Mustapha, Nigeria’s first Professor of Aviation Law, will head the council of the International Aviation College, Ilorin.
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Other appointments include Dr Ahmed Ameen Funsho as chairman of the Kwara State Scholarship Board and Engineer Musa Yeketi as chairman of the governing council of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin.
At the College of Nursing Sciences, Ilorin, Amudipe Christiana Titilayo will chair the governing council, while Gezinde Adedeji Amosa and Engineer Muhammadu Suno Gofe will head the councils of the Colleges of Education in Oro and Ilorin, respectively.
Afusat Ameen was appointed chairman of the College of Nursing Sciences, Oke-Ode, while Hajia Riskat Lawal will lead the governing council of the Kwara State Agency for Mass Literacy.
The appointments also extend to key agencies responsible for primary healthcare, rural development, traffic management and economic empowerment.
Ayinmode Sunday Samuel will chair the Kwara State Primary Healthcare Board, while Alhaji Muhammed Sakwa will head the governing council of the Kwara State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA).
Olasunkanmi Ere-oye was appointed chairman of the Kwara State Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA), while Engineer Sikirullah Abdulkareem Oladimeji will lead the Kwara State Rural Electrification Board.
Similarly, Mamud Azeez will chair the governing council of the Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP), while Hon. Abdulazeez Oluwanilo will head the Kwara State Housing Corporation.
Femi Aina was appointed chairman of the Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA), while Dr Laaro Oba Abdulkadir will chair the Kwara State Signage and Advertisement Agency (KWASAA).
The Kwara State Scholarship Board will have a 17-member governing council, while the councils of IVTEC, the International Aviation College and Kwara State Polytechnic will each comprise six members.
Congratulating the appointees, AbdulRazaq urged them to justify the confidence reposed in them by discharging their responsibilities diligently.
The governor charged the new council members to support the state government’s efforts to improve the quality of education, advance human capital development and make Kwara a better place to live.
The appointments come as the state government continues to rely on governing councils to provide oversight and direction for public institutions and agencies.
