4th Anniversary: Egbewole appreciates staff support, seeks continuous cooperation
….. Unilorites hail VC’s performance
By Abubakar Imam, Mubarak Oladosu and Mustafa Abubakar
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has appreciated members of the University community for their cooperation and support for him since he assumed office four years ago, urging them to sustain their efforts towards the development of the University.
Prof. Egbewole stated this last Thursday (October 15, 2026), in a message he sent to members of the University community to mark the fourth anniversary of his assumption of office as the 11th Vice Chancellor of the University.
The Vice Chancellor, who is also a Member of the Nigerian Body of Benchers, recalled that when he assumed office, he solicited the cooperation and support of the staff members, adding that their contributions had made the journey easier than envisaged.
“Dear Colleagues, four years ago, I assumed office as the Vice Chancellor of this great University, and I solicited your cooperation and support,” he wrote, adding that. “I wish to seize this opportunity to say a big thank you for making the journey easier than envisaged and for doing your best to develop our University. I do not take this support for granted and I want to express my appreciation personally”.
Prof. Egbewole also urged members of the University community to continue to do their best for the University to achieve the lofty goals set for it.
“Let me again request that you continue to do your best to achieve the lofty goals we set for ourselves and in the greater interest of our University.” he said.
Meanwhile, a cross-section of members of the University community, who spoke with UNILORIN Bulletin last Friday (October 16, 2026), commended the Vice Chancellor for working tirelessly towards the continued growth and development of the University over the past four years.
In his assessment, the Director of Corporate Affairs, University of Ilorin, Mr Kunle Akogun, said that the tenure of the Vice Chancellor has been very remarkable not only through the developments he initiated but also as a result of external support he has attracted to the University.
Mr Akogun specifically acknowledged the administrative style of the Vice Chancellor, whivh, he said, style has been making his task of projecting, polishing and preserving the alluring image of the University easy.
The veteran journalist and consummate public relations guru, explained that the consistent fraternal consultations the Vice Chancellor does with both the internal and external publics of the University have endeared the University to all and de-esclated tension, and reduced the incidents of bad press.
He commended the Vice Chancellor for his support for the Directorate particularly through the provision of solar-power facilities for the radio station and the establishment of UNILORIN TV and the New Media Unit.
Reviewing Prof. Egbewole’s tenure, the Chairman of the UNILORIN Television Management Board, Prof. Solomon I. Ikibe, extolled the virtues of the Vice Chancellor.
Prof. Ikibe, who is a former Head of the Department of the Performing Arts and Film Studies, rejoiced with the Vice Chancellor as he also wished him and the entire University community a more successful tenure and a very rewarding 41st Convocation ceremonies.
Also commenting, the Director of the Physical Planning Unit of the University, Mr AbdulRahman Toyin Jimoh, paid glowing tributes to the Vice Chancellor for the several projects his Administration has either completed or initiated.
Mr Jimoh, who is a former Chairman of the Kwara State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveying (NIQS), said that nearly every Faculty in the University has one or two projects executed by the current administration, a situation, which he said, is facilitating effective service delivery.
In his view, a former Head of the Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, Prof Azubuike Onuora-Oguno, congratulated the Vice Chancellor on the successes achieved so far.
The don thanked the Vice Chancellor for his fascinating leadership and for making the Department very proud as the University’s Chief Executive in the last four years.
Prof. Onuora-Oguino said that the tenure of the Vice Chancellor has positively transformed the University, noting that the Faculty of Law, in particular, has become a place that is more comfortable for teaching and learning.
Also speaking, the Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences, Prof. Saudat Salah Abdulbaqi, said that the tenure of the Vice Chancellor is another golden era in the annals of the University.
Prof. Abdulbaqi said that the purchase of new cars for some Deans and senior officials of the University by the management of the University under the leadership of Prof. Egbewole would not only enhance service delivery on the part of beneficiaries but also boost the corporate image of the University.
On her part, the Ag. Director of Legal Services, University of Ilorin, Mrs Farida Sheriff, said that the tenure of Prof. Egbewole has been very remarkable.
She noted that as his professional colleague, she has always found Prof. Egbewole’s comments and interventions very meaningful in the discharge of the responsibilities of her office as the University’s Chief Legal Adviser.
Mrs Sheriff said that the Vice Chancellor has been ensuring that the University strictly adheres to the rules, a situation, which she said has been preventing the University from finding itself in the wrong side of the law.
