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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved governing councils for eight state-owned tertiary institutions and nine other offices of government for professionalism and efficient service delivery.

The approval took effect from October 16, 2026.

Affected institutions include the Kwara State Scholarship Board; International Vocational, Technical and Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC), Ajase-Ipo; Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin; International Aviation College, Ilorin; College of Nursing Sciences, Ilorin; College of Education, Oro; College of Education, Ilorin; College of Nursing Sciences, Oke-Ode; and Kwara State Agency for Mass Literacy.

Others are Kwara State Primary Healthcare Board; Kwara State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA); Kwara State Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA); Kwara State Rural Electrification Board; Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP); Kwara State Housing Corporation; Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA); and Kwara State Signage and Advertisement Agency (KWASAA).

Former Presidential Candidate, Gani Galadima, will chair the IVTEC governing council with six members, while Dr Ahmed Ameen Funsho will chair the Kwara State Scholarship Board, comprising 17 members.

Engineer Musa Yeketi will chair the Kwara State Polytechnic governing council, while Nigeria's first Professor of Aviation Law, Adua Ismail Mustapha will head the International Aviation College, Ilorin council. Both councils comprise six members each.

Amudipe Christiana Titilayo will chair the College of Nursing Sciences, Ilorin council, while Gezinde Adedeji Amosa and Engineer Muhammadu Suno Gofe will head the councils of the Colleges of Education, Oro and Ilorin, respectively. Each council comprises six members.

The 6-member council for College of Nursing Sciences, Oke-Ode will be chaired by Dr Afusat Ameen, while Hajia Riskat Lawal will lead other four council members of the Kwara State Agency for Mass Literacy.

Kwara State Primary Healthcare Board gets 4 members with Ayinmode Sunday Samuel as Chairman. Alhaji Muhammed Sakwa is appointed as Chairman for RUWASSA council with 6 members, while Hon Olasunkanmi Ere-oye will chair the 5-member council for KWARTMA. Engr Sikirullah Abdulkareem Oladimeji is to lead other five members at the Kwara state Rural Electrification Board.

Hon Memud Azeez Alonge will chair the KWASSIP governing council that comprises six members, while Hon Abdulazeez Oluwanilo will function as Chairman alongside five other council members for the State Housing Corporation.

Femi Aina is to head KWEPA council together with five other members, while Dr Laaro Oba Abdulkadir will chair KWASSA governing council that is made up of 6 members.

The Governor, while congratulating the appointees on their pick, charged them to justify the trust and confidence reposed in them by discharging their responsibilities diligently and in a way that supports the ongoing efforts to provide quality education, advance human capital development and make Kwara worth living in.