FG appoints Abdul as new YABATECH Rector

The Federal Government has announced the appointment of Dr Ibraheem Adedotun Abdul as the substantive Rector of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH).

Until his new appointment, Abdul was Chief Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.

He was also the Director of the Centre for Open Distance and Flexible e-Learning of the College.

He succeeds Dr. Obafemi Omokungbe whose tenure ended recently.

The NewsZenith reports that the appointment has put an end to the trouble that had engulfed the institution following the end of tenure of the immediate past Rector Omokungbe, in January.

Our Correspondent gathered that some of the applicants had petitioned the Presidency, alleging irregularities in the process of selecting a new Rector.

At the end of the deadline for the submission of applications, two professors, 21 chief lecturers from various polytechnics and eight other senior lecturers from universities applied for the plum job.

it was gathered that, out of the 30 applicants, 13 were from YABATECH, nine chief lecturers from other polytechnics, and nine from universities.

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The Federal Government, eventually, announced Ibraheem as the substantive Rector of the institution.

The NewsZenith also reports that Ibraheem, a native of Ado-Odo/Otta in Ogun State, was born in 1965.

He joined the service of Yaba College of Technology in 1993 as Lecturer-2 and rose steadily to become a Chief Lecturer in 2012.

The new Rector obtained his first and second degrees from the University of Lagos between 1983 and 1996.

Joe Ejiofor, Deputy Registrar/Head of Public Relations of the college described Ibraheem as a scholar of high repute and immense quality.

He has published valuable and scholarly papers in both local and international journals.

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The Federal Government has announced the appointment of Dr Ibraheem Adedotun Abdul as the substantive Rector of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH).

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