Governing Council of Emmanuel Alayande College of Education (EACOED), Oyo state, has approved the appointment of Dr. Nelson Aderemi Oyewo as the new College Acting Provost
This follows the tenure expiration of the former Provost, Dr. AbdulRasak Adefabi, JP, Heritage
Some members of staff the institute had recently staged a peaceful protest against the tenure elongation of AbdulRasak Adefabi,
This was contained in a release by the College Acting Registrar and Secretary to Council, Mrs. Olubunmi Siju’ Asunmo,
The appointment takes effect from today, Monday, 16 May, 2022.
According to Mrs. Asunmo, “the Governing Council, Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, at its emergency meeting of Monday, 16 May, 2022, has approved the appointment of Dr. Nelson Aderemi Oyewo, fcai, the College Deputy Provost as the Acting Provost of Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo with effect from Monday, 16 May, 2022. This follows the expiration of the tenure of Dr. Rasak Adetunji Adefabi whose two-term tenure expired on Sunday, 15 May, 2022.”
Dr. Nelson Aderemi Oyewo, the College Acting Provost, was born on 23 December, 1962 at Ogbomoso. He started his primary education at Baptist Day School, Osupa, Ogbomoso between January, 1968 and June, 1973. He proceeded to Baptist High School, Ogbomoso between September, 1973- June, 1978 before moving to the Advanced Teacher’s College, Zaria for his Nigeria Certificate in Education between 1980-1983. In his quest for knowledge, Aderemi Oyewo got admitted to the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he bagged a B.Ed Degree (Second Class Upper Division) in Social Studies in August, 1986. He, thereafter, proceeded to the University of Ilorin for a Masters Degree in Guidance and Counselling in 1987 and graduated in January, 1989. A teacher par excellence, Nelson Oyewo took out time to pursue a Diploma in Computer Studies at the Oyo State College of Education, Oyo in 2004 before he finally added another epaulette to his shoulder with a Ph.D in Guidance and Counselling from the University of Ilorin in 2007. Dr. Aderemi Oyewo belongs to many professional bodies which include Counseling Association of Nigeria (CASSON); University of Ilorin Alumni Association; Nigerian Society for Educational Psychologist (NISEP); Teacher’s Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN); American Psychological Association and Fellow, Chartered Administration Institute (FCAI)
