MURIC rejoices with Egbewole on his aqppointment as UNILORIN VC

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has facilitated with Professor Wahab Egbewole on his emergency as the 12th Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin. In a congratulatory message by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, MURIC said: “A new Vice Chancellor has been announced at the University of Ilorin. He is Professor Wahab Olasupo Egbewole. He will succeed Professor Sulyman AbdulKareem Age, whose five-year tenure will end on October 15, 2022.

“Egbewole beats 29 contestants out of whom 13 were shortlisted in the race for the highly coveted office of the prestigious tertiary institution in a keenly contested exercise.

“As a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Egbewole has spent 25 years in the university as a legal luminary with a Ph.D in law and jurisprudence. He is, therefore, most eminently qualified for the post of vice chancellor.”

While commending the Pro-chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the university as well as members of the council for employing objectivity and following due process in their search for a new vice chancellor, the group noted that it was their adherence to high level standards and global best practices, which eventually produced the great asset, which Professor Egbewole represents.

The statement further reads: “We rejoice with Professor Wahab Egbewole on this lofty appointment. For somebody, who is very hardworking, an unparalleled academic and a seasoned administrator, it is a well-deserved position.

As a quiet humanist and unsung philanthropist, both the students and staff of the university are set for pleasant surprises in welfare matters. The University of Ilorin has caught a big fish.

“We have no scintilla of doubt that Egbewole will take the University of Ilorin to greater heights. We advise the new vice chancellor to keep his eyes on the ball, maintain his well-known stand on principles and remain faithful to his flair for striving for excellence.”