Olusola Bandele Oyewole

Olusola Bandele Oyewole (born 30 September 1955, in Kaduna State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian professor of Food science and technology, educational administrator, and former vice chancellor of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta [1][2][3]

Olusola Bandele Oyewole
President of the Association of African Universities
In office
2013–2017
Vice chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
In office
May 2012 – 23 May 2017
Preceded byOluwafemi Olaiya Balogun
Succeeded byOlolade Ade Enikuomehin
Personal details
Born30 September 1955
Kaduna State, Nigeria
Political partyNon-Partisan

Education

Oyewole attended Odo-Otin Grammar School, Osogbo in Osun State, Nigeria. He obtained a Bachelor of science (B.sc) degree in 1981 from Obafemi Awolowo University. He later proceeded to the prestigious University of Ibadan, where he obtained a Master of science (M.sc) degree in 1984 and a Doctorate (P.hD) degree in Food science and technology.[4]

Life and career

He was born in Kaduna State, Nigeria on 30 September 1955 but hails from Abeokuta, in Ogun State, Nigeria. He began his career in 1985 as a lecturer in the department of Food science and technology at University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, where he later became the head of the department. He is one of the Nigerian academicians that has contributed significantly to education in Nigeria. Prior to his appointment as the vice chancellor of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, he has served at different levels of academic organization. He was the Project Officer of the World Bank project on Quality Assurance for African Higher Education systems at the Association of African Universities for three years ( 2006 – 2009) at the Association of African Universities.[5][6]

False allegation

On 25 November 2016, he along with the Pro Chancellor, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, and the former Bursar, Mr. Moses Ilesanmi, were wrongly arraigned before an Ogun State High Court in Abeokuta over N800 million fraud allegations against them by the EFCC[7] But on May 2018, he along with the others accused were discharged and acquitted by the Ogun state high court for lacking merits. The Judge ruled that the allegations were without any merit.[8][9]

See also
  • List of vice chancellors in Nigeria

References
  1. FUNAAB is contributing to Nigeria and Africa's development, Nigeria: Tribune Newspaper, 2014, retrieved 14 October 2014
  2. "Ogunlewe, VC clash over administrative style". Vanguard News. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. "National Mirror". Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  4. "African Outlook Online - African Outlook Online". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  5. "New Telegraph – AAU scribe makes case for quality assurance in varsities". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  6. "PROFESSOR OYEWOLE IS FUNAAB'S NEW VICE-CHANCELLOR". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  7. Admin. "Fraud: EFCC arraigns Ogunlewe, FUNAAB VC today". Punch NG. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  8. Okogba, Emmanuel. "Court strikes out EFCC suit against FUNAAB Ex-VC , Ogunlewe". vanguardngr. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  9. Admin. "Court acquits ex-FUNAAB VC, Oyewole, 2 others of corruption charges". Daily Times. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
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