Unilorin VC Congratulates Mahfouz Adedimeji On Appointment As Vice-Chancellor, Ahman Pategi University

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Age Abdulkareem, has felicitated with a former Head of the University's Directorate of Corporate Affairs, Prof.Mahfouz Adedimeji, on his appointment as the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of the newly-approved Ahman Pategi University (APU), Pategi, Kwara State.

In a statement signed on his behalf by the Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr. Kunle Akogun, the Vice-Chancellor said that Prof. Adedimeji's appointment did not come to him and most members of the University community as a surprise, considering the track record of the Professor of English, who he described as a renowned wordsmith and one of the most promising alumni of the University of Ilorin.

Prof. Abdulkareem explained that having followed the stimulating career trajectory of the new APU Vice-Chancellor, especially his sterling service delivery endeavours as a teacher, researcher, writer and administrator, he had always believed that the foremost newspaper columnist has greater days ahead of him.

Describing Prof. Adedimeji as a very brilliant academic, hard working administrator and a painstaking researcher, Prof. Abdulkareem expressed the belief that he possesses every quality needed to succeed in his new task of assisting the new university to lay a healthy, strong and sustainable foundation, which will stand the test of time.

Prof Abdulkareem urged the new Vice-Chancellor, who is also a former National Secretary of the University of Ilorin Alumni Association, to ensure that he brought to bear his glowing erudition and exciting exposure to his new assignment.