The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali (OON), has charged members of the Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators (ANUPA), Unilorin branch, to embrace the use of Information and Communication Technology and to improve on their performances as they are critical to the running of the University.

Prof. Ambali gave the charge last Friday (June 24, 2016) when the newly elected members of the Executive Council of the Unilorin ANUPA, led by the Chairman, Dr. (Mrs.) F. M. Olowoleni, visited him in his office.

The Vice-Chancellor, while congratulating the new ANUPA officials, stressed that as administrators they should embrace ICT tools to set an example for others, as he enjoined them to use the electronic platform for their next election.

Prof. Ambali called on the administrators to improve their services in the University, explaining that the Office of the Vice-Chancellor is to see to the funding of the University while the administrators are the ones running the University.

He assured the ANUPA officials that he remains committed to training and re-training of all University staff, adding that land would also be allocated to the Association to build its secretariat.

In her address, the ANUPA Chairman, Dr. (Mrs.) Olowoleni, told the Vice-Chancellor that ANUPA is the training arm of the University administrators, describing administrators as the engine room of the University. She assured the Vice-Chancellor of the Association's support and cooperation as she thanked the Vice-Chancellor for his commitment to the issue of training in the University.

Other members of the ANUPA Executive Council members that accompanied the Chairman on the visit were Mr. Toyin A. Bamigboye, Secretary; Mr. Imman Adeyemi Sanni, Treasurer; Mr Suleiman Aliyu Dagbo, Financial Secretary; Mr. Bankole Oluwaseun Atanlogun, Publicity Secretary; Mr Michael Adefemi Adewuyi, Training Officer; and Mrs. Abimbola Rita Ologe, Legal Officer.