Ibileye inaugurated FUL VC, guarantees extra achievements
The newly inaugurated Vice-Chancellor of Federal College Lokoja (FUL), Prof. Gbenga Ibileye, has promised to protect the achievements of his predecessors, be taught from their limitation and carry the story ahead with readability, self-discipline, and restraint.
Prof. Ibileye said this on Monday on the Felele campus of the college throughout his inauguration because the 4th Vice-Chancellor of the establishment.
He described management in an establishment as a relay and a continuum of duty the place one hand obtained the baton, steadies it and passes it ahead with care.
In line with him, no Vice-Chancellor begins from nothing and non governs as if historical past began with them, stressing that every administration inherited asset, challenges, classes and unfinished work.
“Stewardship, subsequently, just isn’t about private imprint, however institutional continuity, anchored in respect for historical past, accountability to the current, and duty to generations but unborn.
“I come to this workplace ready, with over three a long time of service throughout the Nigerian college system, and as a pioneer workers member of the Federal College Lokoja.
“I have identified this establishment in its earliest days, when services have been modest, buildings have been nonetheless forming, and conviction needed to compensate for shortage. I’ve witnessed its Struggles, its progress, its aspirations, and its resilience. This familiarity just isn’t a privilege; it’s a duty” the VC said.
Whereas acknowledging the sacrifices of the tutorial and non educational workers of the college for sustaining the college via the interval of development, constraint and transition , the brand new Vice-Chancellor additionally counseled the scholars for the harmonious relationship that characterised campus life.
The Professional-Chancellor of the establishment and chairman of the council, Prof. Zubairu Abdallah, described the fast previous Vice-Chancellor Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi as a person who pay attention with respect , saying what he left behind just isn’t tenure, however legacy.
He urged the brand new Vice-Chancellor to hold everyone alongside within the governance of the college to allow him obtain extra for the establishment.