Mustapha, Ameen, Laaro get Kwara govt appointments
By Abubakar Imam
The Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, CON, has approved the appointments of a Professor of Aviation Law at the University of Ilorin, Ismail Mustapha Adua; a newly promoted Professor at the College of Health Sciences, Hafast Ameen; and a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Mass Communication, Dr Abdulkadir Oba Laaro, as Chairmen of the Governing Councils of the International Aviation College (IAC), Ilorin; Kwara State College of Nursing Sciences, Oke-Ode; and the Kwara State Signage and Advertisement Agency (KWASSA), respectively.
The appointments of the trio, along with those of several others, were disclosed in a press statement dated October 27, 2026 and signed by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Kwara State, Mr Mashood AbdulRafiu Agboola.
The statement explained that the approval of the appointments was to ensure professionalism and efficient service delivery.
The Governor, while congratulating the appointees on their pick, charged them to justify the trust and confidence reposed in them by discharging their responsibilities diligently and in a way that supports the ongoing efforts to provide quality education, advance human capital development and make Kwara worth living in.
Meanwhile, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has congratulated the three academics on their appointments.
In a statement issued by the University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle Akogun, the Vice Chancellor said that the University would remain very grateful to the Governor for always considering alumni and staff members of the University for appropriate appointments.
While wishing the trio a very successful tenure, Prof. Egbewole encouraged them to use the privileges of their appointments to serve the people of the State to the best of their ability.
