FG Appoints Provosts For Three Federal Colleges Of Agriculture

The Federal Government has approved the appointment of provosts for three federal agricultural colleges as part of efforts to strengthen agricultural education, research, and support the nation’s food security agenda. The appointments, approved by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abba Kyari, followed a rigorous examination and interview conducted by the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN). The newly appointed provosts are Dr Folorunsho Rasheed Oloyede for the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure; Dr Salisu Salisu for the Federal College of Agriculture and Produce Technology, Kano; and Dr Umar Umar Abdullahi for the Federal College of Horticulture, Dadin Kowa, Gombe State. Presenting the letters of appointment, the Executive Secretary of ARCN, Dr Adamu Abubakar Dabban, urged the new provosts to align their leadership with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s food security agenda by transforming the colleges into centres of excellence for agricultural education and innovation. He charged the appointees to demonstrate professionalism, diligence and integrity in the discharge of their responsibilities while pursuing ambitious reforms aimed at improving governance and institutional performance. According to Dabban, the new provosts should prioritise enhancing research capacity, strengthening collaboration with stakeholders, promoting staff welfare and advancing Nigeria’s National Agricultural Research System. He expressed confidence that the appointments would further reposition the institutions to contribute meaningfully to agricultural development, food security and national economic growth.