A Professor of Cancer Pathology, Prof. Ayodeji Agboola, has been appointed as the new substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State.
Agboola, who was announced as the new VC to succeed Prof. Ganiyu Olatunde, who had served five years tenure, was the deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of the university.
The Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council of the university, Femi Ogunwomoju, disclosed this on Thursday.
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Ogunwomoju said the appointment which would last five years, would take effect from Thursday, October 13, 2022.
The statement read, “the Governing Council of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye has approved the appointment of Professor Agboola Johnson as the 11th Vice-Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye.
“The appointment was ratified at its 206th (Special) Meeting held on Wednesday, October 5, 2022.
Professor Agboola, a Professor of Cancer Pathology was born on July 4, 1970.
“He was admitted into Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University) Ago-Iwoye, where he obtained his M.B. Ch. B. degree in 2001.
“Thereafter, he had his mandatory Housemanship at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, between 2001 and 2002 and got fully registered with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
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“Professor Agboola was at a time, the State Facilitator, National Programme on Immunisation (2005-2006), Member, Visitation Panel, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (2018) and has served as an External Examiner to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and the University of Ibadan for Ph.D. examinations in 2019 and 2021 respectively.
“He is currently a member, OOUTH Management Board. He also belongs to many professional bodies including the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland (2008 to date), European Pathological Society (2008 to date), Nigerian Medical Association (2001 to date), International Consortium for Advancing Research on Triple Negative Breast Cancer (2016 to date); and International Academy of Pathology, West Africa Chapter (2018 to date).
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