Oyo appoints Rivers Monarch as LAUTECH Chancellor

Oyo State Executive Council has announced the appointment of HRM Ohna Sergeant Chidi Awuse, Paramount Ruler of Emuoha Kingdom, as the Chancellor of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho.

The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, announced this in a statement this Wednesday.

He said the decision was reached during the State Executive Council meeting held on Tuesday, April 4, 2023.

“LAUTECH will benefit from the rich experience of the first class monarch as an administrator, community leader and a revered traditional ruler.

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology is a tertiary institution located in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. The university enrolls over 30,000 students and employs more than 3,000 workers including contract staff.

The first Vice-Chancellor of the university was Olusegun Ladimeji Oke. During the time, Late Bashorun M.K.O. Abiola became the first Chancellor in January 1991. The university began its first academic session on 19 October 1990, with a total of 436 candidates enrolled , four faculties namely Agricultural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Engineering and Management Sciences, and Pure and Applied Sciences. A College of Health Sciences was established a year later.

The name of the university was changed to Ladoke Akintola University of Technology after the separation of Osun State from Oyo State.

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