Kwara State Government has appointed Dr Johnson Bamidele Olorunnishola Adewumi as the new Chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU) Malete, North-Central Nigeria.
According to a letter issued and signed by the state Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo, the appointment which is for five years takes immediate effect.
The new Chancellor is a renowned educationist, philanthropist and community leader, born on November 26, 1952, in Oko-Irese, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State.
He holds a PhD (Civil Engineering) degree from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London (December 1982); M.Sc D.I.C (Hydrology), Imperial College of Science & Technology, London (June 1979) and B.Sc (Civil) Second Class Upper Division, University of Lagos, Lagos, (June 1976). He is a Chartered Engineer, Council of Registered Engineers of Nigeria.University of Lagos, Lagos, (June 1976).
