The Board of Trustees (BOT) and Council of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, has announced the appointment of Prof. Olasupo Ijabadeniyi as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) of the 15-year-old university.
A press release on Friday signed by
Tunde Olofintila, the
Director, Corporate Affairs of ABUAD which was made available to NewsHereandThere stated that the appointment has since taken effect from July 9, 2024.
The statement added that the new Deputy Vice Chancellor, Ijabadeniyi, a Professor of Medical Sociology, succeeds Prof. Sylvester Oluwadare Ojo, a Professor of Agricultural Economics, who returns to his seat at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA.
” With this appointment, Ijabadeniyi has become the third Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) after Prof. Elisabeta Smaranda Olarinde (who is now the Vice Chancellor of the university) and her successor, Prof. Ojo.
“The multi-disciplinary Ijabadeniyi who holds a B. Sc in Nursing from the University of Ibadan, an LL. B from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko in Ondo State, a Master’s Degree in Community Health from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and a Ph. D in Medical Sociology and had a stint in politics where he served the nation at the local, state and national levels, is also a member of the Governing Council of the University and the Chairman, Parents and Teachers Consultative Forum (ABUAD-PTCF).
“His teaching and research experience cuts across the fields of Sociology, Nursing, Law and Public Health. He has supervised students both at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels in Research Projects, Dissertations and Theses.
“A man with a voracious appetite for hard work, Ijabadeniyi has authored three textbooks in addition to publishing several Articles in national and international Journals and several chapters to books as part of his contributions to knowledge base.
He is a recipient of various Awards, Honor’s and Commendations among which are: The Most Devoted ABUAD Staff of the year Award (2022 and 2023 respectively), Florence Nightingale Academic Achievements Award (2018), Nursing & Midwifery Council of Nigeria Golden Jubilee Award (1996), Best Student in Academic (UTC Award) Department of Nursing, University of Ibadan (1990),
“A grass root man, Ijabadeniyi holds the chieftaincy title of Aare of Idashen land in Owo, Ondo State. He is also a member of Board of Trustees, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) Alumni Association.”
Olofintila stated that Ijabadeniyi has presented several Academic papers in notable Conferences, Seminars and Workshops.
“A polymath of some sort, the new Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) is a well-experienced teacher with diverse knowledge, a Senior Research Fellow, a Medical Sociologist, a Legal Practitioner, a Nurse and a Public Health Specialist.
“He is the Proprietor of Idera Clinics and Principal Partner, Legal Concepts (Idera Law Firm), the statement said.