By Precious Oham
Dr. Temitope John Alake, on Thursday, assumed office as the seventh substantive Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti.
In a statement by Ade Adeyemi-Adejolu, Director, Protocol, Information and Public Relations, the new Rector assumed office effective from 23rd February, 2023, this is just as Dr. Dayo Oladebeye the sixth substantive rector formally handed over the paraphernalia of office on Wednesday, 22nd February, 2023.
“It would be recalled that Dr. T. J. Alake was appointed as the Second Alumnus Rector of the Institution vide a letter dated 23rd January, 2023 and signed by the Honourable Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu
“The letter which conveyed President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of the appointment of Dr. T.J Alake as the new Rector indicated that, “the appointment is for a single tenure of five (5) years with effect from 23rd February, 2023 in line with the Federal Polytechnics (Amendment) Act 2019”
“By his appointment as the seventh substantive and second Alumnus Rector of the Institution, Dr. T.J. Alake has formally taken office from Dr. Dayo Hephzibah Oladebeye, whose five years tenure expired at midnight of Wednesday, 22nd February, 2023.
“In a rare coincidence, Dr. Temitope John Alake is assuming office as Rector on the day of his 58th birthday anniversary having been born on Tuesday, 23rd February, 1965 and like his predecessor, Dr. D.H Oladebeye, the new Rector is also a 1986 graduate of his Alma Mater, but in the field of Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
“Following Dr. T. J. Alake’s graduation from the Polytechnic in 1986, he also attended three different Universities, where he had obtained four different certificates, including PGD, in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, from former Edo State University, Ekpoma; PGD in Technical Education from University of Benin; a Master’s degree in Engineering (M.Eng) from Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka and also a PhD in Electronics Engineering obtained from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State.”
