Tinubu appoints Prof Olugbenga James as VC for new Ekiti varsity

Idowu Adebomi, Ado Ekiti

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the appointment of the Pro-Chancellor, Governing Council members and Principal Officers of the new Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences in Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State. 

According to the statement made available to journalists, Senator Binta Masi Garba from Adamawa occupies the position of the Pro Chancellor.

The statement also confirms Professor James Olugbenga as the Vice Chancellor, Mr. Oluwole Olalere Dada as Registrar, Mrs Adeniyi Racheal Ajayi as Bursar and Prof. Isaac Oluwadare Busayo as Librarian, the appointment takes immediate effect.

President Tinubu used the medium to acknowledge the efforts of the Senate Leader Senator Micheal Opeyemi Bamidele in advocating for the establishing the new university in Iyin Ekiti.

He encouraged the appointees to leverage their extensive leadership experience and commitment to steer the university toward academic excellence, innovative research, and development. The university will admit its first set of students in September 2025.