Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the appointment of Doctor Jimoh Lasisi Ayanda as the acting Provost of the Osun State College of Education, Ila Orangun.
The appointment according to Adeleke’s Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed follows the suspension of Professor Jimoh Atanda Afolabi as Provost on grounds of financial impropriety, concealment of official information/ records and failure to update the Governing Council on the important issues of the College.
Doctor Ayanda holds the following qualifications: National Certificate of Education (English/Islamic Studies (Ila-Orangun, 1990); Bachelor of Arts (Islamic Studies, University of Ilorin, 1996); Masters of Arts, University of Ilorin, 2004) and Ph.D, Islamic Studies( University of Ilorin, 2016)
The acting Provost has spent a cumulative 22 years as a lecturer at the College.
Doctor Ayanda, who is specialist in Islamic History and Jurisprudence, has served the College in various capacities as follows
Assistant Secretary, COEASU OSSCE Ila-Orangun 2005-2007; Secretary COEASU OSSCE Ila-Orangun, 2008- 2010; Chairman, COEASU OSSCE Ila-Orangun 2010- 2014; Chairman, Council of Academic Unions of Osun State Tertiary Institutions ( CASUOSTI) 2013- 2016.
The acting appointment takes immediate effect.
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