Kwara Government Appoints KWASU’s Chancellor

The Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has approved the appointment of Dr Thomas Adewumi, a renowned educationist, as the Chancellor of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete.

Mr Adewumi will be replacing Ibrahim Gambari, was named by the former governor of Kwara, Abdulfatah Ahmad, as the chancellor of the school in 2013.

Mr Fafoluyi Olayinka, the Special Assistant to the Kwara Governor on New Media, made this known in a statement issued on Monday.

“Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the appointment of the renowned educationist Dr. J.B.O Adewumi as the Chancellor of Kwara State University, Malete.

“The appointment is for five (5) years, single term and takes immediate effect."

It should be noted that, the 68-year-old is also the Chairman/Founder of Decrown West Africa Co Ltd, an organisation providing industry-wide services such as engineering consulting, technical services and power generation.