FUNAAB appoints new VC, registrar, bursar

The Governing Council of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, has approved the appointment of three new Principal Officers, in substantive capacities, for the university.

The principal officersdesignate are: Professor Felix Kolawole Salako, Vice-Chancellor; Dr. Hakeem Adebola Adekola, Registrar; and Mr. Chukwunwike Ezekpeazu, Bursar.

The Vice-Chancellordesignate, Professor Felix Salako, was born in Lagos State in 1961 and hails from Ibadan, Oyo State.

A Professor of Soil Physics in the Department of Soil Science and Land Management, College of Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT) of the university, he attended Igbobi College, Lagos; University of Nigeria, Nsukka, for his B. Agric (Hons) and M.Sc in Soil Science in 1983 and 1986, respectively.

He proceeded to the University of Ibadan, where he bagged his PhD Degree in Soil Science, in 1977.

Professor Salako joined FUNAAB in 2000 as a senior lecturer and moved up the academic ladder to become a Professor in 2006. He had served the University on many position, including Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Development, for two terms.

The Registrardesignate, Dr Hakeem Adekola, was born in Lagos on January 12, 1968. He attended Community High School, Ibiade, Ogun State for his secondary education.

He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in History; Master of Personnel Psychology and a Doctorate Degree in Applied Psychology, from the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State.

Until his appointment, he was the Deputy Registrar-in-Charge of Senate Affairs at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State.

The Bursar-designate, Mr. Chukwunwike Ezekpeazu, was born on February 2, 1960 in Onitsha, Anambra State.

He attended Christ the King College, Onitsha; University of Nigeria, Nsukka, for his B.Sc in Accountancy and Master’s in Business Administration in 1981 and 2005.

Mr Ezekpeazu was a former Bursar at the National Mathematical Centre, Abuja.