Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed new governing councils for 17 state-owned institutions and agencies, including tertiary institutions, healthcare bodies and other public establishments.
Among the appointees are former presidential candidate Gani Galadima and Adua Mustapha, identified in the announcement as Nigeria’s first Professor of Aviation Law. The appointments took effect on October 16, 2026.
The governor’s Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Mashood Agboola, announced the appointments in a statement issued in Ilorin on Tuesday, explaining that they were approved “for professionalism and efficient service delivery.”
According to the statement, Galadima will chair the governing council of the International Vocational, Technical and Entrepreneurship College, Ajase-Ipo, while Dr Ahmed Ameen Funsho will head the Kwara State Scholarship Board, whose council has 17 members.
Engineer Musa Yeketi was appointed chairman of the governing council of Kwara State Polytechnic, while Mustapha will lead the council of the International Aviation College, Ilorin. Each of the two councils has six members.
At the College of Nursing Sciences, Ilorin, Amudipe Christiana Titilayo was named chairman. Gezinde Adedeji Amosa and Engineer Muhammadu Suno Gofe were appointed to lead the governing councils of the Colleges of Education in Oro and Ilorin, respectively.
Dr Afusat Ameen will chair the six-member governing council of the College of Nursing Sciences, Oke-Ode, while Hajia Riskat Lawal will lead the Kwara State Agency for Mass Literacy alongside four other council members.
The appointments also extend to public health, rural development and transport management. Ayinmode Samuel was named chairman of the four-member governing council of the Kwara State Primary Healthcare Board.
Alhaji Muhammed Sakwa will chair the governing council of the Kwara State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, while Hon. Olasunkanmi Ere-oye will lead the five-member council of the Kwara State Road Traffic Management Authority.
Engineer Sikirullah Abdulkareem Oladimeji was appointed to head the Kwara State Rural Electrification Board, alongside five other members.
In the social investment and housing sectors, Hon. Memud Azeez Alonge will chair the six-member governing council of the Kwara State Social Investment Programme, while Hon. Abdulazeez Oluwanilo will lead the governing council of the Kwara State Housing Corporation, which also has five other members.
The governor also appointed Femi Aina as chairman of the Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency governing council. Dr Laaro Oba Abdulkadir will head the six-member council of the Kwara State Signage and Advertisement Agency.
Congratulating the appointees, AbdulRazaq urged them to justify the confidence placed in them by the state government through diligence and commitment to their respective assignments.
“Congratulations to you all on your appointments. I am charging you to justify the trust and confidence reposed in you by discharging your responsibilities diligently,” the governor said.
He added that the appointees were expected to contribute to the administration’s priorities, particularly improving education, developing human capital and raising the standard of living of residents.
The appointments cover 17 public institutions and agencies, with the state government citing professionalism and improved service delivery as the reasons for constituting the new governing councils.
