ACU Governing Council Applauds Outgoing VC, Announces Successor

The outgoing vice chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Prof Timothy Adebayo, has been hailed arsenic an exceptional and distinguished administrator, whose enactment implicit the past 5 years has elevated the instauration to caller heights.

Adebayo’s tenure arsenic ACU VC ends astatine the extremity of this month.

Speaking during a ceremonial held to observe Adebayo aft the University’s Governing Council meeting, president of the assembly and pro-chancellor of the university, Dr Olutoyin Okeowo, said that the outer auditor’s study submitted to the assembly indicated ‘tremendous’ maturation portion besides unveiling Prof Ebunoluwa Oduwole arsenic the incoming vice chancellor.

Okeowo said, “Between the play that Adebayo became the vice chancellor successful 2020 and now, this University has witnessed tremendous growth. I indispensable accidental that this maturation is being recorded astatine a clip erstwhile the federation is going done a challenging economy.

“Those successful economical absorption and concern experts volition recognize this; if you look astatine the microeconomic indices of the state successful the past 5 years, you would spot that it has been rather challenging.

“Most institutions that are not good managed oregon bash not person idiosyncratic that is precise originative and disciplined astatine the helm of affairs are not apt to basal the economical tempest we person had successful this country.

“But Adebayo has been capable to guarantee yearly maturation of this University. I privation to accidental this is highly commendable. On behalf of Anglicans successful the Supra West, I privation to accidental convey you.”

The pro-chancellor expressed appreciation for the enactment of the university’s management, main officers and each unit successful ensuring the occurrence of Adebayo’s tenure, noting that the assembly recognises their contributions and remains grateful to everyone.

“In our gathering today, it was made wide that a histrion does not marque a forest. Adebayo has achieved truthful overmuch simply due to the fact that helium has a team; dedicated team, main officers and members of the university’s staff.

“You each contributed to his occurrence successful the past 5 years, truthful connected behalf of each Anglicans successful the Supra West, I privation to accidental convey you to you all. It is simply a squad enactment that worked truthful well.”

The assembly president restated the extremity of the assembly to make the assemblage and elevate its ranking among the champion institutions successful the world.

Okeowo besides introduced Adebayo’s successor, Professor Ebunoluwa Oduwole, calling for the practice of each unit to guarantee that she besides records a palmy tenure successful office.

While praising the outgoing vice chancellor, Archbishop of Ibadan Province, The Most Rev Willliams Aladekugbe, who is besides a subordinate of the governing council, said it was not a mistake that Adebayo was chosen 5 years agone to pb the University.

“The prime of Adebayo was not a mistake but a blessing. Under his watch, the assemblage has recorded respective achievements successful world and infrastructural developments.

“It means God was with america portion making the choice. We had a infinitesimal of tempest past twelvemonth but God calmed the tempest truthful helium deserves our acknowledgment and praises,” said Aladekugbe.