The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Professor Shaykh-Lukman Alade as the substantial Vice Chancellor of the Kwara State University (KWASU). 

He excelled among the candidates in the screening exercise organized by the university’s governing council which made him get the appointment. 

Shaykh-Lukman was the Acting Vice Chancellor of the University and he was once a Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University between 2020 and 2022. 

He has decades of experience as an administrator and university scholar which made him highly recommended to the job. 

Shaykh-Lukman a 60 year old man is a recipient of several academic honours, including Best Graduating Student of the Department of Religious in University of Ilorin in 1988, University Undergraduate Scholarship Award and University Scholar between 1987 and 1988 . He is also a member of many professional bodies such as Chattered Institute of Public Advocacy and Management and Council of Experts for International Centre on Contemporary Research in Islamic Sciences in United Kingdom.

Shaykh-Lukman hails from Igbaja in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. 

Meanwhile, the Governor has approved for the Kwara State College of Education Ilorin to transform into the University of Education for ease of take off and other logistic advantages.

The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Rafiu Ajakaye, said that “the government will continue with the ongoing efforts to transform the two colleges of education and make them more feasible in line with current realities in the sector”. 

Moreover, the decision on the location of the University comes a few days after the Governor assented to the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital and Kwara State University of Education bills, effectively birthing a teaching hospital and the university of education.

In the presence of House of Assembly Speaker Rt Hon. Yakubu Danladi Salihu, Majority Leader Hon. Oba AbdulKadir Magaji and the Clerk of the House AbdulKareem Ahmed and a member of the committee on the establishment of Kwara State University of Education/Special Adviser (Special Duties) AbdulRazaq Jiddah the signing took place.