Ibadan – Oyo State government has appointed Chief Sergeant Chidi Awuse, the traditional ruler of Emuoha Kingdom in Rivers State as the new Chancellor of the Ladoke Akintola University of Science and Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso.
The State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatubosun disclosed this in Ibadan on Wednesday.
He said the appointment of the new LAUTECH Chancellor was ratified by the state executive council at its meeting held in Ibadan on Tuesday.
The Commissioner said the appointment takes immediate effect.
He said LAUTECH will benefit from the rich experience of the first class monarch as an administrator, community leader and a reverred traditional ruler.
Awuse is a chartered accountant and businessman.
He succedes the Emir of Katagum, Bauchi State , who was appointed the 5th Chancellor of the university on July 1, 2021.(vitalnewsngr.com)
