A distinguished scholar of Public Administration, Prof. EhiyamenMediayanose Osezua, is slated to deliver the 11th Inaugural Lecture of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State.

Titled “Governing Without Results: Public Administration, Leadership And Institutional Failure In Nigeria. Quo Vadis,” the lecture, expected to be chaired by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Temi E. Ologunorisa, is scheduled to be held at the institution’s main auditorium at 01:00 p.m. today, May 5, 2026.

One of Nigeria’s most accomplished academics, whose career embodies scholarship, leadership, public service, and institutional transformation, Osezua is a professor at the Department of Public Administration in the School of Management Sciences and a leading scholar on Higher Education and Conflict Management. He has earned a reputation as a respected scholar, higher education administrator, policy thinker, researcher, public intellectual, editor, mentor, and civic leader, whose influence extends beyond the university into broader society.

His intellectual contributions and professional engagements cut across Nigeria, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Ghana, Senegal, Namibia, Russia, Togo, Mexico, and other parts of the world, making him a truly global academic voice in governance, leadership, higher education, institutional development, and public sector reform.

Born on 15 February 1973 in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, Professor Osezua who hails from Uhiele in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, has taught at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, the University of Lagos, Osun State University and the University of Ilorin.