OSPOLY: NEW AG. RECTOR APPOINTED

By: Samuel Iyiola

                                 Dr. T.A Odetayo 

The Governor of Osun State, Alh. Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola has appointed Dr. Tajudeen Odetayo as the Acting Rector of Osun State Polytechnic (OSPOLY), Iree.

 

Following the retirement of Dr. Woye Olaniran, who is now the former Rector of the Institution, Dr. Tajudeen Odetayo, who was the deputy Rector then, has now been appointed as the Acting Rector of the Polytechnic.

 

The Governing Council of the Institution at its meeting on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, noted this through an official document signed by the Head of Service, Dr. Festus Olowogboyega Oyebade.

 

 According to him, "The Governor of the State of Osun, Alh. Adegboyega Oyetola has approved the appointment of Dr. T.A Odetayo as the Acting Rector of the Osun State Polytechnic Iree."

 

Dr. Odetayo was born on June 22nd, 1962. He is a native of Ode-Omu, in the Ayedaade Local Government Area of the State. He has served the State for 27 years of meritorious service, and he is married with children."

Dr. Odetayo, a 1987 graduate of Accountancy, is a Chief Lecturer in the Department of Accountancy. He holds a Doctorate Degree in Educational Planning and Policy from the University of Ibadan, and another one in Management Science from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso.

 

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria and also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers. Dr. Odetayo is also a member of the Nigeria Institute of Taxation. 

He was elected as the Deputy Rector of the Institution about two years ago by the Board of Studies of the Polytechnic.