AbdulRazaq appoints governing councils for Kwara institutions, agencies
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the constitution of governing councils for eight state-owned tertiary institutions and nine other government agencies to promote professionalism and improve service delivery.
The approval took effect on October 16, 2026, according to a statement issued by the Office of the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the governor on Tuesday in Ilorin.
The institutions affected include the International Vocational, Technical and Entrepreneurship College, Ajase-Ipo; Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin; International Aviation College, Ilorin; College of Nursing Sciences, Ilorin; College of Education, Oro; College of Education, Ilorin; and College of Nursing Sciences, Oke-Ode. The Kwara State Scholarship Board and Kwara State Agency for Mass Literacy are also covered by the appointments.
Other agencies receiving new governing councils include the Kwara State Primary Healthcare Board, Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, Road Traffic Management Authority, Rural Electrification Board, Social Investment Programme, Housing Corporation, Environmental Protection Agency and Signage and Advertisement Agency.
Former presidential candidate Gani Galadima will chair the governing council of the International Vocational, Technical and Entrepreneurship College, while Dr Ahmed Ameen Funsho will head the Kwara State Scholarship Board. Engineer Musa Yeketi and Professor Adua Ismail Mustapha will chair the councils of Kwara State Polytechnic and the International Aviation College, respectively.
For the health and education institutions, Amudipe Christiana Titilayo will chair the council of the College of Nursing Sciences, Ilorin, while Gezinde Adedeji Amosa and Engineer Muhammadu Suno Gofe will lead the councils of the Colleges of Education in Oro and Ilorin, respectively. Dr Afusat Ameen will chair the council of the College of Nursing Sciences, Oke-Ode, while Hajia Riskat Lawal will head the Kwara State Agency for Mass Literacy council.
In the other appointments, Ayinmode Sunday Samuel will chair the Primary Healthcare Board, while Alhaji Muhammed Sakwa will head the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency. Hon. Olasunkanmi Ere-oye will lead the Road Traffic Management Authority council, and Engineer Sikirullah Abdulkareem Oladimeji will chair the Rural Electrification Board council. Hon. Memud Azeez Alonge, Hon. Abdulazeez Oluwanilo, Femi Aina and Dr Laaro Oba Abdulkadir will head the councils of the Social Investment Programme, Housing Corporation, Environmental Protection Agency and Signage and Advertisement Agency, respectively.
Congratulating the appointees, AbdulRazaq urged them to justify the confidence reposed in them by discharging their duties diligently. He said their contributions should support the state government’s efforts to improve education, advance human capital development and make Kwara a better place to live.
