File photo: Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has appointed new governing councils for 17 state-owned institutions and agencies, with former presidential candidate Gani Galadima and Nigeria’s first Professor of Aviation Law, Adua Mustapha, among those named to lead the councils.
The appointments, which took effect on October 16, 2026, cover eight tertiary institutions and nine other government establishments, including Kwara State Polytechnic, the International Aviation College, Ilorin, and the Kwara State Primary Healthcare Board.
The appointments were announced in a statement issued on Tuesday by the governor’s Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Mashood Agboola, in Ilorin, the state capital.
The statement explained the rationale for the appointments, saying they were approved “for professionalism and efficient service delivery.”
It reads, “Galadima was named chairman of the governing council of the International Vocational, Technical and Entrepreneurship College, Ajase-Ipo, while Dr Ahmed Ameen Funsho will lead the Kwara State Scholarship Board, whose council has 17 members.
“Engineer Musa Yeketi was appointed chairman of the Kwara State Polytechnic governing council, while Mustapha will head the council of the International Aviation College, Ilorin. Both councils comprise six members each.
“At the College of Nursing Sciences, Ilorin, Amudipe Christiana Titilayo was appointed chairman, while Gezinde Adedeji Amosa and Engineer Muhammadu Suno Gofe will lead the councils of the Colleges of Education, Oro, and Ilorin, respectively.
“The 6-member council for the College of Nursing Sciences, Oke-Ode, will be chaired by Dr Afusat Ameen, while Hajia Riskat Lawal will lead the other four council members of the Kwara State Agency for Mass Literacy.”
For the state’s primary healthcare system, Ayinmode Samuel was appointed chairman of the four-member Kwara State Primary Healthcare Board council.
“Alhaji Muhammed Sakwa will chair the governing council of the Kwara State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, while Hon Olasunkanmi Ere-oye was appointed to lead the five-member council of the Kwara State Road Traffic Management Authority.
“Engineer Sikirullah Abdulkareem Oladimeji will head the Kwara State Rural Electrification Board alongside five other members,” the statement added.
The appointments also cover agencies responsible for social investment, housing, environmental protection and outdoor advertising.
“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 Kwara State Housing Corporation council alongside five other members.
“Femi Aina was appointed chairman of the Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency governing council, while Dr Laaro Oba Abdulkadir will head the six-member council of the Kwara State Signage and Advertisement Agency,” the statement added.
Congratulating the appointees, AbdulRazaq urged them to demonstrate commitment to their new responsibilities and deliver on the expectations of the government, saying, “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.”
He added that their work should support the administration’s efforts to improve education, develop human capital and enhance the quality of life in the state.