Gov Aiyedatiwa Constitutes Visitation Panel, For Ondo University, Appoints New VC

By Ayodele Oni

Ondo State Governor and the Visitor to the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo (UNIMED), Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has constituted a Visitation Panel for the institution.

The Panel will be chaired by Prof. Gbenga Olumekun. Other members are Elder Idowu Benjamin, Mr. Olumide Ogidan, Mr. Anthony Akala and Mr. Richard Adeyinka Arifalo (Secretary).

This is just as the Governor approved the appointment of Prof. Ebuoluwa Aderonke Adejuyigbe as the new Vice Chancellor (VC) of the university.

A statement on Friday by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan, stated that the terms of references of the Panel include to examine the state of compliance of the University statutes and approved  programmes of study.

It will examine the financial management of the University, including the subvention, grants, loans, and Internally Generated Revenues (IGRS), and determine their compliance with appropriate regulations as well as adequacy of staff and staff development programmes of the University.

The visitation panel will, also, find out industrial relations amongst management, staff, and students and recommend ways to achieving lasting peace and harmony, the state of landed properties and other assets of the University.

It will further determine the level of compliance with recommendations of prior Visitation Panel Government’s White Paper and recommend measures and actions to reposition the University for optimal performance.

All these are expected to be carried out within six weeks and submit its report to government.

Prof Adejuyigbe’s appointment, follows the expiration of the tenure of Prof. Adesegun Fatusi as the Vice Chancellor of the University.

Governor Aiyedatiwa’s appointment  followed the recommendation of the Governing Council of the institution.

A Professor of Paediatrics, Adejuyigbe, who hails from Akoko North East local government area of the State, is the current Executive Director of the Central Office of Research of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife and a Consultant Paediatician at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital.

She is a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Medicine, former Dean of the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, OAU and is the Vice-President of the African Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Co-Chair of the National Child Health Technical Working Committee.

Prof. Adejuyigbe will assume office as the VC after the submission of the report of the Visitation Panel.

In the mean time, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Administration and Clinical Services, Prof. Adolphus Odogun Loto, is to take charge as the Acting Vice Chancellor pending the assumption of office of the newly appointed VC.