Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has approved the appointment of Professor Tomola Obamuyi as the new Vice-Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko.
The appointment followed the recommendation of the university’s Governing Council after Obamuyi emerged the top candidate among 15 contenders interviewed by the institution’s Joint Council and Senate Selection Board.
The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday.
Obamuyi, a professor of Banking and Finance, will succeed the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olugbenga Ige.
According to the statement, the appointment was made “following the due recommendation of the Governing Council of the institution, chaired by Dr Tunji Abayomi, in line with the University’s Act and extant regulations.”