Kwara Governor Appoints Gani Galadima and Others to State Agencies

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed former presidential candidate Gani Galadima and others to the governing councils of 17 state agencies.

These appointments include eight tertiary institutions and nine agencies that handle education, healthcare, social investment, rural infrastructure, housing, and environmental management.

Gani Galadima, who was the presidential candidate for the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) in the 2019 election, will chair the governing council of the International Vocational, Technical and Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC) in Ajase-Ipo. Adua Mustapha, Nigeria’s first professor of Aviation Law, will lead the council at the International Aviation College in Ilorin.

Mashood Agboola, the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, announced the appointments in a statement.

Other appointments include Ahmed Funsho as the chairman of the Kwara State Scholarship Board and Musa Yeketi as the chairman of the governing council of Kwara State Polytechnic in Ilorin.

At the College of Nursing Sciences in Ilorin, Amudipe Titilayo will chair the governing council. Gesinde Amosa and Muhammadu Gofe will head the councils of the Colleges of Education in Oro and Ilorin, respectively.

Afusat Ameen was named chairman of the College of Nursing Sciences in Oke-Ode, while Riskat Lawal will lead the governing council of the Kwara State Agency for Mass Literacy.

The appointments also cover important agencies responsible for primary healthcare, rural development, traffic management, and economic empowerment.

Ayinmode Samuel will chair the Kwara State Primary Healthcare Board. Muhammed Sakwa will head the governing council of the Kwara State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA).

Olasunkanmi Ere-oye has been appointed the chairman of the Kwara State Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA). Sikirullah Oladimeji will lead the Kwara State Rural Electrification Board.

Memud Alonge will chair the governing council of the Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP). Abdulazeez Oluwanilo will head the Kwara State Housing Corporation.

Femi Aina has been appointed the chairman of the Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA). Laaro Abdulkadir will chair the Kwara State Signage and Advertisement Agency (KWASAA).

The Kwara State Scholarship Board will have a governing council of 17 members, while the councils of IVTEC, the International Aviation College, and Kwara State Polytechnic will each have six members.

Governor AbdulRazaq congratulated the appointees and urged them to prove the trust placed in them by performing their duties well.

The governor asked the new council members to support the state government’s efforts to improve education, develop human capital, and make Kwara a better place to live.