° As OYSCATECH felicitates governing council chair on appointment

The newly appointed Executive Director for Nigerian Stored Product Research Institute (NSPRI), Ilorin, Prof. Lateef Sanni has appreciated the Federal Government of Nigeria over his appointment as the Executive Director for Nigerian Stored Product Research Institute in Ilorin.

Prof. Sanni also extended his gratitude to the Almighty God for the opportunity.

According to him, “There is the need for one to sustain one’s excellence, integrity, and productivity. And I will make sure that I work together with other team players in solving so of the sustainable development goals and by God’s grace, success is ours.”

The Management of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora under the leadership of Prof. Akinola Akinlabi, and the Governing Council Members of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora have congratulated the institution’s Governing Council Chairman, Prof. Lateef Sanni over his appointment as the Executive Director for Nigerian Stored Product Research Institute (NSPRI), Ilorin

In a congratulatory message signed by the Registrar of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Mr. Rasheed Fasasi Adenrele Adeniji, the Rector described Prof. Sanni as an erudite scholar, exemplary, visionary leader of an impeccable standard and exceptional international researcher whose leadership acumen have not only impacted the academia, industry, the international community and Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora in particular but the nation as well.

The Rector noted the remarkable contributions of Prof. Sanni at the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB), while serving as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Developments) and to building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seeds System Phase II (BASICS II) and Cassava Adding Value for Africa Phase I & II.

Prof. Akinlabi opined that  Sanni will record unprecedented achievements in the new assignment, considering his intellectual capacity and professionalism with which he conducts the affairs of the Governing Council of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora.

The Rector on behalf of the Management, Board of Studies, Staff, Students, and Alumni of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora therefore, wishes Prof. Lateef Sanni God’s guidance, good health, and unparalleled success in his new assignment.

Prof. Sanni is a fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science, Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology, Institute of Management Consultants of Nigeria, and President, of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops.

Prof. Lateef Oladimeji Sanni until his appointment was the former Head of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Station in Abuja and Project Manager for Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seeds System Phase II (BASICS II).

He is the Chairman, of the Steering Committee of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD).

Prof. Sanni has over thirty years of experience in research, consultancy, and collaborations as a post-harvest expert on tropical roots crops mostly implemented by the Natural Resources Institute, United Kingdom, Association of African Universities, Council of Agricultural Research Forum, West and Central Council for Agricultural Development and International Institute of Tropical Root Crop with over seventy overseas trips to six continents.

Prof. Sanni graduated from the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta with a Bachelor of Science degree; Second Class Upper Division in the Department of Food Science and Technology in 1990. He obtained Masters’s and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degrees at the Department of Food Technology, University of Ibadan in February 1993 and April 1999 respectively.

The distinguished Prof. Sanni received Harvard Business School, Boston, USA training on Leading Change and Organizational Renewal from 17th to 22nd March 2013.

Prof. Sanni joined the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (UNAAB), now FUNAAB in 1993 as an Assistant Lecturer and became Professor of Food Science and Technology in 2008.
As a distinguished scholar, Prof. Sanni has published over 109 Technical Journal articles; 30 Books, and 30 Conference proceedings.

He has supervised in collaboration with colleagues well over 100 undergraduates, 17 Masters and 24 PhD students.

Prof. Sanni is globally cited with 3,809.
He successfully served as the Country Manager for Nigeria in a Five-Country project, Cassava: Adding Value for Africa II (CAVA and CAVA II) projects sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation from 2008 to March 31, 2019.

Professor Lateef Sanni won the World Bank Facility for Academic Staff of Universities to the Natural Resources Institute, Kent, UK in 1995.

The International Foundation for Science, Sweden, launched Prof. Sanni Lateef as a leading contributor to multi-million dollar projects on cassava since 1999.

The erudite Professor was the leader (of Food Processing and Value Addition), Center of Excellence in Agriculture and sustainable environment in 2013 for the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.

Prof. Lateef served as the Resource Person, World Bank Sponsored project titled “Upscaling the Nigerian Flash Drying Experience for Sustainable Regional Trade and Income Generation in West Africa”(Ghana, Benin Republic, Sierra Leone, Nigeria).

He also served as the Country Manager for the European Union-African Caribbean Pacific (EU-ACP) Science Technology Capacity Building Project, Nov 2009 to October 2012 in collaboration with the Greenwich University/Natural Resources Institute, Chatham.

His wealth of experience made him serve as Project Coordinator, Cassava Value Chain Development project in West Africa, covering Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Benin Republic; a three-year project, sponsored by the Common Fund for Commodities from August 2008 to March 2012 and implemented by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, (IITA) Ibadan, Nigeria.

Prof. Sanni has won several awards, some of which include; the 2008 Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Award, Regional Technology Development in Sub-Saharan Africa, Outstanding Award-2006 Academic Accomplishment by Junior Chambers International, Abeokuta, Gateway Hotel, Abeokuta, Nigeria, and the Best Oral Presenter Award at the 7th African Crops Science Conference organized by African Crops Science Society, Entente, Uganda in December 2005.

Prof. Sanni also won the Research Productivity Award (Senior Academic Category) in January 2011 and the Most Outstanding International Ambassador Award of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta in January 2012, and the FUNAAB Students’ Union Award of Excellence in May 2013.

He was an editorial board member of the International Journal of Food Science, and Technology from 2005 to 31st July 2015 and is currently serving as a reviewer to so many international journals around the world.

As a true ambassador and alumnus of FUNAAB, Prof. Lateef Sanni was a member of, Governing Board of FUNAAB and former Dean, of the College of Food Science and Human Ecology, FUNAAB.

Prof. Lateef Sanni facilitated the donation of a Modern Garri Processing Factory worth sixteen Million Naira to the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora on the bill of Cassava Adding Value for Africa II.

Prof. Lateef Sanni is a seasoned scholar, dynamic leader, Postharvest innovator on cassava and root crop development, a facilitator on the enhancement of skills for early career scientists, and a consultant to the Federal Government of Nigeria on the Cassava Value Chain, NGOs, and international bodies like FAO, UNIDO, and IITA.

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It added that the School is still in session but academic activities was only disrupted by students .

Also, the school authority expressed surprise at the hasty decision of the Students Union Government of the institution to disrupt academic activities without first presenting its agitations to the management of the institution

Contained in a statement by the Institution’s Acting Registrar, Mr. Paul Oyediran, which was made available to newsmen by its Public Relations officer, Opeyemi Olawore, the management said, “the attention of the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH), Igboora has been drawn to a misleading information being circulated by some online media about a peaceful protest by Students of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora on Monday, February, 2021.

“It is therefore, necessary to put the record straight in order to prevent members of the public from being misguided. The general public are hereby notified that Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora has not been shut, the School is still in session but academic activities was only disrupted by student”.

The management further calls for patience on the part of the students, urging the students’ Union Leadership to present its agitations.

According to the Students Union president, Comrade Salahudeen Hameed Olasunkanmi who spoke with the Acting Registrar of the institution, “the protest was aimed at drawing the attention of stakeholders to the poor funding of education.”

However, the Management said it is worrisome that some individuals for reasons best known to them decided to mislead members of the public by distorting the facts under whatever guise in order to bring the good name of the institution to a disrepute.

The statement further noted that the Management has never turned deaf hears to the needs of Students and other materials that would make the stay of students on campus an enjoyable one.

The statement read, “For the records, Students of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora can attest to the fact that they are usually treated as very important personalities, while students’ matters are giving priority attention within the available resources.

“It is therefore not true that poor treatment was meted out to students of the institution or that the students were protesting as a result of neglect in the hand of the school management.

“With respect to amenities, it is no gainsaying that the institution has state of the art facilities for teaching and learning, while some are due for upgrading, but efforts are underway to fix such. Besides, the institution has up to 10 boreholes that supply water to the various departments in the college, while the health centre of the institution which was donated by the Ibarapa Central Local Government, has experienced personnel that provide medical assistance to ailing students.

“Also, the institution is connected to the national grid and generators are available at the various department for power supply.

“The management wishes to put on record that the welfare of students and that of its leaders have never been handled with levity, as the management pledges its untiring effort to students’ welfare and sound teaching and training of the youths towards innovation, food sufficiency and self- employment”, the statement explained.

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The new Deputy Rector is the first female deputy rector in the history of the institution.

She is Dr. Taiwo Adekemi Akinyemi of Home and Rural Economics Department, Faculty of Agricultural Extension and Home and Rural Economics.

Dr. Akinyemi was elected by the Board of Studies on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, following the retirement of the former Deputy Rector from active service.

Dr. Akinyemi was born in Ibadan North Local Government area of Oyo State about 57 years ago.

She attended Ebenezer African Primary School, Ekotedo, Ibadan between 1972 and 1978 for her Primary School Leaving Certificate.

Taiwo Akinyemi had her secondary education at Isabatudeen Girls Grammar School, Ibadan between 1978 and 1983 where she obtained West African School Certificate.

Dr. Akinyemi proceeded to Divisional Teacher’s College, Ipetumodu in 1983 and Oyo State College of Education, Ilesa between 1985 and 1988 where she obtained Grade II Teacher’s Certificate and National Certificate of Education respectively.

Dr. Taiwo Akinyemi is an alumnus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where she obtained her Bachelor of Science Degree in Home Economics in 1996.

She was awarded a Federal Government Scholarship on Teacher Training Programme (TTP) between 2001 and 2003 to pursue a Masters Degree Programme also at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka where she bagged Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Home Economics in 2005.

In her quest to further advance knowledge, Taiwo Akinyemi returned to the University of Nigeria Nsukka and obtained Doctor of Philosophy in Home Economics in 2016.

Her working experience spans through primary, secondary and tertiary education.

Dr. Akinyemi served the Oyo State Primary School Management Board as a class teacher at A.D.C. Primary School Apomu between 1988 and 1991 and Community Primary School Ogbere, Ibadan from 1991 to 1992.

She equally worked with the Oyo State Teaching Service, as a class teacher at Queen of Apostle Secondary School, Oluyoro between 1992 to 2002 and Army Barrack Grammar School, Iwo Road, Ibadan between 2002 to 2009.

Dr. Akinyemi has served as Part-Time Lecturer in Home Economics Courses at the Federal College of Education (Special) Oyo between 2000 to 2007, Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti and Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo Centre.

The Deputy Rector joined the services of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, as Lecturer II and she was appointed as Coordinator, Home and Rural Economics Department in 2009. The position she occupied till 2011. In 2011, she was promoted to the position of Lecturer I, which gave her the opportunity to become the acting Head of Department, Home and Rural Economics and the Sub-Dean, Faculty of Agricultural Extension, Home and Rural Economics in 2013.

In 2014 she was appointed as Senior Lecturer and Dean, Faculty of Agricultural Extension, Home and Rural Economics, the position she held till 2017.

She later rose to the position of a Principal Lecturer and in October, 2020, she was promoted to the postion of a Chief Lecturer.

Dr Akinyemi served in various capacities in the College and has contributed significantly to the development of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora.

Dr. Akinyemi was member, College Welfare Committee, Member, College Commissioning Committee between 2009-2011.

Also, she was Member, College Canteen Committee between 2009 and 2012, Member, Accreditation and Resource Inspection Committee 2011 – 2012 and Member, Laboratory Equipment Committee 2011-2012 .

The hard working Taiwo Akinyemi served as Member, OYSCATECH Resource Inspection Committee for the visitation of the National Board for Technical Education in January, 2015.

Dr. Akinyemi at different capacities served as Member, Board of Studies, Member, Promotion and Appointment Committee from 2011 till date, Member, Faculty Board, 2013 till date and Member, Internally Generated Revenue and Allocation Committee.

The new Deputy Rector as a go-getter, chaired so many committee, some of which include ; Chairman, Faculty Board, 2014 to 2017, Chairman, Committee of Deans 2016 and 2017.

She equally served as Director, Academic Planning Unit in 2017, the position she held before taking another appointment as Director, OYSCATECH Global Consult. The position she held for two years.

The Deputy Rector is up to date in her chosen career, as she belongs to the following professional bodies; Home Economics Research Association of Nigeria, Home Economics Teachers Association of Nigeria, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, Hospitality and Tourism Management Association and National Association of Teachers of Technology.

Outside the shore of the Polytechnic, Dr. Akinyemi served as Assistant Examiner in Home Management, West African Examination Council (WAEC) since 1998 and National Examination Council (NECO) since 2000 respectively.

She also served as a Proctor, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) since 2017 and as Board Member, Biokin Farms and Agro Allied Services, 2010 till date.

During her Post graduate Studies, Dr. Taiwo Akinyemi was the Assistant Secretary General, Post Graduate Hall of University of Nigeria, Nsukka between 2003 to 2008.

Dr. Akinyemi remains the Vice President, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Alumni Association (Ibadan Branch) till date and Women President, Flame Gospel Ministry Anifalaje, Akobo from 2001 till date.
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The new Deputy Rector is a Member, Ibadan Descendant Union, Igboora Branch.

Dr. Akinyemi is a regular Public speaker and Guest Lecturer at different forum.

Dr. Akinyemi had participated in several Conferences and Seminars.

She has supervised over forty students’ projects, while she has several books and journal articles published to her credit.

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The sympathizers, including community leaders,  family and friends expressed great shock at the news of the death of Alhaja Risikat Agbogun.

The acting Rector, Mr. Olaniyi Adekunle and others described Alhaja Risikat as a loving wife,  mother and good pillar of support to her husband, Alhaji Sarafa Agbogun.

He  noted that the vacuum created by her death would be difficult to fill.

They prayed the Almighty  Allah to grant her Aljana Fridous, while praying God to grant her husband, Alhaji Sarafa Agbogun, the children as  well as the family and friends, the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

Meanwhile, the Chairman Governing Council, Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, (OYSCATECH ), Igboora,  Prof.  Lateef Sanni and members have commiserated with  Alhaji Sarafa Agbogun,  the institution’s Bursar over the painful passage of his wife, Alhaja Risikat Agbogun.

Prof. Sanni described her death as a monumental loss.

He prayed the Almighty Allah to comfort the entire family and grant the deceased,  Aljana Fridous.

Until her death,  Alhaja Risikat Agbogun was a business tycoon who specialized in the sale of  clothes and fabrics.

She will be buried by 4.00pm, this evening; according to Islamic rites.

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It is an undeniable fact that his eight years records of achievements is unprecedented in the annals of the institution.

On assumption of office on the 18th December 2011, as the Acting Provost, he didn’t waste time before he settled down for serious business. What really assisted him was how quickly he set out to unveil and pursue his transformational agenda covering the three institutional core mandate areas of teaching, research and community development services.

Without any doubts, he succeeded in transforming his vision into action and the secret of his success was that he adopted the right strategy, set appropriate timelines, identified the needed manpower for deliverables and deployed the right personnel required towards the realization of his short term, medium term and long term goals.

An assessment of his performance both as the Acting Provost, substantive Provost and as Rector speaks volumes of his personality and skills with which God Almighty has endowed him. Throughout his tenure, he was never derailed from pursuing the college vision, mission,  strategic objectives,  his administration’s action plan and he remained focused in his efforts toward the realization of the goals and demands of the institution’s Academic Brief in both letter and spirit.

Within his first two years in office, he changed the College narratives. An institution founded and hitherto running just five National Diploma Programmes, increased the number to about twenty two through his pragmatic approach to academic programs. He was always meticulous when it comes to planning towards successful conduct of resource inspection, accreditation visitation exercise and sought increase in carrying capacity of some of the existing programmes through the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), the accrediting agency.

For his visionary leadership skills and due to his high problem solving capacity, after serving as the Acting Provost of the College for three years, the visitor to the institution gave him substantive appointment as the Provost of the institution with effect from 10th July 2014, the tenure which is to end this week. It was during his tenure as the Acting Provost that the College was rated by NBTE as 3rd best in the country.

As he bows out this week as the Rector, he has made indelible marks and recorded landmark achievements. Through the efforts of Prof. Adewale, the College migrated from Monotechnic to Polytechnic with over thirty National Diploma and Higher National Diploma Programmes comparing to the situation when he was appointed that the College ran only five ND Programmes.

With the recent change in the institution’s nomenclature and with its new status as full pledged polytechnic, the College through his efforts has been enlisted by TETfund as one of the beneficiary institutions. In his own words, the credit for the success made so far should be attributed to  God Almighty rather than any man. Truly, luck is on his side having served as Provost and later as Rector in the same institution.

Another giant stride of his administration was that the College enjoyed collaboration with over fifteen organizations within and outside the shores of the country apart from buildings donated by two fellows of the institution during his tenure.

Indeed, the departing Rector also made another history being the first Chief Executive of the College to have organized convocation for (2008-2015) graduating sets and 10th Foundation Day Ceremony on the same day. Also, he will forever be remembered for increasing the staff strength, encouraging staff training and development and ensuring necessary improvement on staff and students welfare. Apart from his efforts toward maintaining a kind of balance in student-staff ratio,he also encouraged research and development initiatives.

While putting in place control measures towards effective utilization of the available financial resources of the institution, he was unequivocal in his commitment towards boosting the internally generated revenue accrue able to the institution with the establishment of the OYSCATECH Global Consult and OYSCATECH Ventures respectfully.

It was with great enthusiasm and ingenuity that the outgoing Rector through value re-orientation, policy directives and good implementation strategies made every staff to share his vision and imbibe what I refer to as ideal organizational culture. He has also enthroned an enduring culture of quality assurance and best practices using committee system, through the operation of faculty system and with the enactment of relevant legal instruments such as Conditions of Service for Senior and Junior Staff, Criteria for Promotion, Staff Training and Development Policy as parts of legacies of his administration. With these policy documents, the staff are better guided on teaching, research,curriculum and staff welfare and development matters toward enhancing the College operational performance after his exit.

As we all aware that it is not possible for any Chief Executive or Head of institution not to experience conflict or witness crisis throughout its tenure; in my own view, Prof. Adewale being a good crisis manager did well in managing students’ crises and staff unions’ palavas whenever there were contentious issues for resolution in the course of his administration.

With my personal assessment of his leadership style and crisis management technique, the harmonious relationship between him and the labour unions in the College was made possible by his deep knowledge and thorough mastery of acts of diplomacy, effective use of bargaining power, tactical negotiation skills and soundness of his social relations.

Three months to the expiration of his tenure as the College Rector and coincidentally on the occasion of his 57th birthday, the renown scholar delivered the 28th inaugural lecture as a Professor of Rural Sociology at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso. Listening to his inaugural lecture on the topic -“Agricultural Development Programmes in Nigeria; Problems, Feasible Impacts and Opportunities. A Rural Sociological Perspective”- I can see a connection between his research work of over two decades and his international exposure as consultant and external examiner to several institutions within and outside the country.

Given the way he has effectively delivered his inaugural lecture, he has not only proved his mettle as a scholar, he has also expanded the frontier of knowledge. For some of us who have at one time or the other benefitted immensely from his repository of knowledge ,wealth of administrative experience and acumen, he deserves something greater than the eulogies.

Again, I feel probably because he is an extension expert, he ensured mutually beneficial, effective and well coordinated town-gown relationship with the College host communities of Ibarapaland throughout his entire eight years tenure.

Truly, members of the College, public will miss this philosopher king as his tenure gloriously ends with narratives dotted by innovations, achievements, commendations and eulogies.

As Prof. Adewale will be returning to classroom at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, after the expiration of his tenure this week as the College Rector, I wish him success in all his future endeavours.

By Rahaman Onike
Admissions Officer,Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora.

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