Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed new governing councils for 17 state-owned institutions and agencies, with former presidential candidate Gani Galadima and Nigeria’s first Professor of Aviation Law, Adua Mustapha, among those selected to lead the bodies.

The appointments took effect on October 16, 2026, and cover eight tertiary institutions and nine other government establishments. The announcement was made in Ilorin on Tuesday by the governor’s Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Mashood Agboola.

The state government said the appointments were intended to promote professionalism and improve the efficiency of public service delivery across the institutions.

Galadima was appointed chairman of the governing council of the International Vocational, Technical and Entrepreneurship College, Ajase-Ipo, while Dr Ahmed Ameen Funsho will lead the Kwara State Scholarship Board, which has a 17-member council.

Engineer Musa Yeketi was named chairman of the Kwara State Polytechnic governing council, while Professor Mustapha will head the council of the International Aviation College, Ilorin. Both councils comprise six members each.

At the College of Nursing Sciences, Ilorin, Amudipe Christiana Titilayo was appointed chairman. Gezinde Adedeji Amosa and Engineer Muhammadu Suno Gofe will lead the governing councils of the Colleges of Education in Oro and Ilorin, respectively.

Dr Afusat Ameen will chair the six-member council of the College of Nursing Sciences, Oke-Ode, while Hajia Riskat Lawal will lead the Kwara State Agency for Mass Literacy council.

The appointments also extend to agencies responsible for healthcare, rural infrastructure, social investment, housing and environmental protection.

Ayinmode Samuel was appointed chairman of the Kwara State Primary Healthcare Board governing council, while Alhaji Muhammed Sakwa will lead the council of the Kwara State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency.

Hon Olasunkanmi Ere-oye was named chairman of the Kwara State Road Traffic Management Authority council, while Engineer Sikirullah Abdulkareem Oladimeji will head the Kwara State Rural Electrification Board.

In the social investment and housing sectors, Hon Memud Azeez Alonge will chair the Kwara State Social Investment Programme council, while Hon Abdulazeez Oluwanilo will lead the Kwara State Housing Corporation council.

Femi Aina was appointed chairman of the Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency governing council, while Dr Laaro Oba Abdulkadir will head the Kwara State Signage and Advertisement Agency council.

Congratulating the appointees, AbdulRazaq urged them to discharge their responsibilities diligently and justify the confidence placed in them by the state government.

He said their work should contribute to the administration’s objectives of improving education, developing human capital and enhancing the quality of life of residents.

The appointments form part of the state government’s efforts to strengthen oversight and management across public institutions and agencies, with the newly constituted councils expected to support their respective organisations in fulfilling their mandates.