The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, has appointed Professor Felix Kolawole Salako as its new Vice-Chancellor.
In a statement signed by its spokesman, Adewale Kupoluyi, the Governing Council of the university also appointed Dr. Hakeem Adebola Adekola as Registrar; and Mr. Chukwunwike Ezekpeazu as Bursar.
He quoted the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the University, Dr. (Barr.) Aboki Zhawa as saying, “the process was guided by rules, regulations and the Act (establishing the University).”
It quoted Zhawa further: “We were guided by provisions of the Act, the rules of the University and Federal Character. We, as a Council, decided to set up the committee that will do the screening for the Council.
“It was after screening that the Technical Committee was mandated to look at the applicants; to see if they have complied with the spirit of the advertisement. The Technical Committee came up with a good list and they presented to the Selection Board. Having looked at the list, we made a recommendation to the Council and it approved the list and the other recommendations that were submitted”.
The Vice-Chancellor-designate, Professor Felix Salako, who was born in Lagos State in 1961, hails from Ibadan, Oyo State.
A Professor of Soil Physics in the Department of Soil Science and Land Management, College of Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT) of the institution, Salako attended Igbobi College, Lagos; the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he obtained his B. Agric (Hons) and M.Sc degrees in Soil Science in 1983 and 1986, and the University of Ibadan, where he bagged his PhD Degree in Soil Science, in 1997.
He joined the services of FUNAAB in 2000 as a Senior Lecturer and moved up the academic ladder to become a Professor in 2006.
Professor Salako is currently the Southwestern Nigeria Co-ordinator (2016-2021), African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) for the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria.
The Registrar-designate, Dr. Hakeem Adekola, who was born in Lagos on January 12, 1968, is a native of Ogun Waterside, Ogun State.
He attended Community High School, Ibiade, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in History; Master of Personnel Psychology and a Doctorate Degree in Applied Psychology (Personnel Psychology option), from the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, all in Ogun State, in 1985, 1989, 1997 and 2006, respectively.
He was employed as an Administrative Officer II by the Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University) in September 1991. He rose through the ranks to become a Deputy Registrar in October 2007 in the same university. He was later appointed as the Pioneer Registrar of the Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State in 2007 and served out his tenure on April 30, 2012.
The Bursar-designate, Mr. Chukwunwike Ezekpeazu, was born on February 2, 1960 in Onitsha, Anambra State. He attended Christ the King College, Onitsha; University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he obtained both his B.Sc (Hons) Degree in Accountancy and Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) Banking and Finance in 1981 and 2005, respectively.
He is a Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA); as well as the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (FCTI) among others.
