UNILORIN VC DENIES MALIGNING KWARA GOVERNOR

By Oduola Farouq A.

The University of Ilorin has distanced its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, from a trending WhatsApp message that claimed he had completed more projects in a year than the governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq.This was disclosed in a statement by the management of the Ilorin-based institution on Thursday, claiming “Our Vice Chancellor knows nothing about this trending message nor does he have anything to do with the out-of-context comparison, which we suspect to be the handiwork of politicians.”

According to a WhatsApp message that has gone viral, Governor AbdulRazaq has not commissioned any project in five years while Prof. Egbewole is set to commision 15 projects after just one year in office.

Remember that Egbewole commended Governor AbdulRazaq on Monday for ordering the temporary opening of the Tanke Flyover from Tuesday through October 23, 2023, to ensure smooth traffic along University Road during the 2023 convocation ceremony, which is scheduled to take place from Friday, October 20, – Sunday, October 23,.

Egbewole also expressed gratitude to the governor for his promise to mend the bad portions along the University road up to the main gate before the scheduled convocation days.

The Vice-Chancellor emphasised that Mallam AbdulRazaq stood out as a listening Governor due to his prompt response to the school’s appeal.