Abdulrazaq appoints Mustapha Akanbi as KWASU VC

Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, governor of Kwara state, has appointed Mustapha Akanbi as the vice-chancellor of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete.

Sa’adatu Modibbo, the state’s commissioner for Tertiary Education, Science, and Technology, announced the appointment in a statement on Wednesday.

While speaking in Ilorin, the commissioner said the appointment followed the recommendation of the varsity’s governing council.

“Gov. AbdulRazaq has accepted the recommendation of the governing council of the Kwara State University, Malete, with regards to the appointment of vice-chancellor,” Modibbo said.

“Consequently, on behalf of His Excellency, I hereby announce the immediate appointment of Prof. Mohammed Mustapha Akanbi as the new vice-chancellor of the state university, Malete.

“I am similarly conveying His Excellency’s approval of the appointment to the Governing Council of the University, on Wednesday, April 1, 2020.”

Before his appointment, Akanbi was a lecturer at the Department of Business Law, Faculty of Law at the University of Ilorin.