By Bukayo Agboluaje
Activities to mark the one year in office celebration of Professor Olanrewaju Olaniyan, Vice Chancellor, Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo is set to commence.
According to a release from the university’s spokesman, ‘Wale Adeoye, the event will start on Tuesday, 27 August, 2024 with an interdenominational service, commissioning of projects, cutting of the anniversary cake and an anniversary lecture with the theme: “Benchmarking Graduate Output from Nigerian Universities”.
The lecture will be delivered by the 12th Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Prof. Abel Idowu Olayinka.
Activities lined up for Wednesday, 28 August, 2024 include exhibitions and drama performances by the Creative, Theatre Arts and Yoruba Language Departments. The grand finale is the finals of the University Sports Fiesta coming up on Thursday, August 29, 2024.
Adeoye, quoting the Deputy Vice Chancellor and  Chairman, Planning Committee, Prof. Ibrahim Olatunde Salawu as saying:  “We have designed the one year programme to thank God and celebrate our Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olanrewaju Olaniyan whose leadership in the last one year has been of tremendous blessings to our University’’.
Continuing, Olatunde said:  ‘’It promises to be historic. The occasion would be Chaired by our Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Professor Ayoade Olayiwola Ogunkunle and to be hosted by the Registrar and Secretary to Council, Mrs. Olubunmi Siju’ Asunmo.”
It would be recalled that the Oyo State Governor, His Excellency, Engr. Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde, FNSE appointed Professor Olanrewaju Olaniyan as the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo on Wednesday, 9 August, 2023. He formally assumed duty on Wednesday, 22 August, 2023 and has been in charge of the university administration for a year now.
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