Breaking: OAU Gets New VC

A professor of Agriculture Economics, Adebayo Simeon Bamire has been appointed the new Vice-Chancellor for Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

Pro Bamire who is the current Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic haild from Oyan in Odo-otin local government area of Osun State.

His appointment will take effect from June 7, 2022 when the term outgoing vice chancellor, Prof Eyitope Ogunmodede winds up.

Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council of the University, Owelle Oscar Udoji announced the appointment on Thursday.

He said the post of the would become vacant by 7th June, 2022 and in line with approval of the Council, the vacancy was widely advertised in compliance with relevant Statutes and Acts guiding appointment to the position.

“At a Special Meeting of 14th February, 2022, the Council perused the Curriculum Vitae of all the twenty (20) applicants who indicated interest in the position. At the end of the exercise, sixteen (16) of them were shortlisted, having met the advertised criteria.

“The interaction with the candidates began on Monday, 14th March, 2022 and ended on Wednesday, 16th March, 2022. All the sixteen candidates appeared before the Joint Council and Senate Selection Board, with fifteen of them present physically and one, at his request, virtually. The Selection Board painstakingly examined the Curriculum Vitae and interacted with each candidate, and scored them accordingly to stipulated criteria.

“The three highest scoring candidates were presented to the Council for further consideration as provided by the law. The entire exercise of the Joint Selection Board was witnessed by the representatives of the Federal Character Commission who have confirmed the exercise was fair and transparent and carried out in full compliance with the provisions of the Federal Character Commission Act.

“In line with the provisions of the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Act as amended, the report of the Selection Board was considered by the Council which, after a careful and dispassionate review of the report, decided to appoint Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire, a Professor of Agricultural Economics from the Faculty of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo.

“University, Ile-Ife, as the Vice-Chancellor of the University with effect from June 7, 2022. The decision of the Council shall be communicated to the Visitor to the University, His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari through the Hon. Minister of Education,” he stated.