UNILORIN don, 3 alumni inaugurated as Commissioners in Kwara

A Senior Lecturer at the Department of Microbiology, University of Ilorin, Dr Amina Ahmed El-Imam, and four distinguished alumni of the University were last Monday (September 4, 2023) sworn-in as Commissioners and members of the Kwara State Executive Council by the State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.

Dr El-Imam, an author of several books and respected academic, who joined the services of the University of Ilorin over a decade ago, was inaugurated as the Commissioner for Health while Mrs Sa'adat Modibbo Kawu, who received her Master's degree from the University of Ilorin, heads the Ministry of  Education. 

Dr Mary Ronke Arinde, who received all her three academic degrees in Educational Management from the nation's most sought-after University, was assigned the portfolio of Tertiary Education, while Mrs Afolashade Justina Opeyemi was appointed the Commissioner for Social Development.

Meanwhile, a lecturer at the Department of Sociology, University of Ilorin, Dr Abdulwasiu Olayinka Tejidini, has also been appointed the General Manager of the Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP).

The appointment of Dr Tejidini was announced penultimate week by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Rafiu Ajakaiye.

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