Kwara Govt Inaugurates Board, Governing Councils Of Tertiary Institutions

Kwara State Government has inaugurated board and governing Councils of tertiary institutions in the state.

By: Lawal Merit Ifeoma

The inauguration was occasionally done in on Tuesday 23rd of February in the Governor’s office conference room.

The event was overseen by the secretary to the government of Kwara State, Prof. Mamman Saba Jubril.

 

Prof. Mamman congratulated all the newly appointed board members and urge them to support the administration in good course.

Mamman also charged them to serve the state wholeheartedly, and deliver diligently on the assigned duties respectively

Prof Mamman while speaking on behalf of the Governor , in a statement seen by 9japarrot said

"I am very pleased to welcome you all to this memorial occasion of the investiture of councils and Boards Of Agencies and parastatals in the state. On behalf of the Executive Governor of Kwara State Mal. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, I wish to Congratulate with all the appointed Council and Board members to the  high positions to serve the state in the best of your capacities.

It is worthy to note that your appointments are based on public trust and you are ably looked-for and counted upon to bring forth your endearing intelligence, cool humility, accumulated wealth of experiences as well as your administrative  shrewdness and proficiency in your various fields to propel the administrator in the state to enviable height.

I wish to state in unequivocal terms that your appointment is a right step in the right direction in order for State Government to deliver dividends of democracy and topnotch governance to the citizens of the State of Harmony. On this note, you are all Ears, Eyes, Nose and Mouths of His Excellency in your respective Councils and Boards. Your assignment is to ensure smooth running of your Institution, Agencies and Parastatals and not to constitute threat, problems or hindrances to the day-to-day administration of your Boards and Agencies.

Similarly, I wish to seek for your unalloyed cooperation and sincerity of purpose for this assignment so that the wishes, expectations and aspirations of the Executive Governor will become reality. As Board members, you must at all time ensure best practices and standards on all issues relating to your assigned Council or Agencies.

It is essential to place it on record that the Office of the Secretary to the Government of Kwara State and the Superintending Ministry to your Agencies and Parastatals have the statutory responsibilities of supervising your Agency/Parastatal and you must uphold the cordial relationship between the duo because Agencies are integral and inextricable parts of their parent Ministries and any obstacle that will undermine the relationship must be resisted and desisted. 

 At this junction, on behalf of the Executive Governor of Kwara State, Mal. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq I have the honour and privilege to inaugurate the following Boards/Governing Councils.

i. Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies,

ii. Kwara State College of Nursing, Oke-Ode,

iii. Kwara State College of Education Technical, Lafiagi,

iv. Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin,

v. Kwara State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilorin,

vi. Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa, 

vii. Kwara State Library Board,

viii. Kwara State Road Maintenance Agency

ix. Kwara State Signage Agency,

x. Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency,

xi. Kwara State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency,

xii. Kwara State Rural Electrification Board,

xiii. Kwara State Council for Arts and Culture and

xiv. Kwara State International Aviation College, Ilorin.