The Governing Council of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has announced the appointment of a Professor of Soil Ecosystem, Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole, as the new vice chancellor of the institution.
Ogunwole, who is the current Deputy Vice Chancellor (Strategic Partnership Research, Innovation and Linkages), will succeed Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina as the fifth substantive Vice-Chancellor of the university in February, 2026.
According to a statement by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Foluso Ogunmodede, he said the decision was taken at a meeting presided over by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, on Thursday.
The statement reads: “Today Thursday, November 6, 2025, brings to an end a very long and difficult process of getting a new VC for FUOYE.”
It said the process began in August when advertisement for the position of the New Vice-Chancellor was placed in the newspapers.
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