Wilson Adekumola
The Executive Governor of Osun State, His Excellency Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the appointment of Dr Tajudeen Adewale Odetayo as the sixth substantive rector of the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree.
In a letter with reference number SMD.285T/14 dated 10th March 2023 issued by the Head of Service, Mr. S. A. Aina made available to journalists, the appointment is for a period of four years.
Dr Odetayo who had served in different capacity of the institution, until his appointment, was the Acting Rector of the Polytechnic.
He was at different times Head of Department of Accountancy, Director of Examinations, Director of Academic Planning, Director of Part-Time Studies and Deputy Rector of the Polytechnic.
Born in Odeomu on 22nd June 1962, Dr Odetayo bagged his Ph.D. in Management Science from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso in 2015.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA) and a Fellow of the Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (FCIBN).
It was gathered that he has 23 journal article publications to his credit, both local and international, and he has authored six textbooks.
He has also attended several conferences, workshops and seminars both in Nigeria and abroad.
Dr Odetayo is happily married and blessed with promising children.
In a statement signed by Registrar of the Institution, Mr Basiru Salawu commended the Management, Staff and Students of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree to the governor for the appointment.
The statement reads, “we appreciate His Excellency Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke for this gesture to the Institution”
“We also wish Dr. Odetayo a successful tenure of office.”
