The panel, led by Prof. Gbenga Olumekun, includes Idowu Benjamin, Olumide Ogidan, Anthony Akala, and Richard Adeyinka Arifalo, with Arifalo serving as Secretary. According to the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, the panel will also assess the university’s compliance with its statutes and academic programs.
In a related move, Governor Aiyedatiwa has appointed Prof. Ebuoluwa Aderonke Adejuyigbe as the new Vice Chancellor of UNIMED, succeeding Prof. Adesegun Fatusi, whose term has ended.
Prof. Adejuyigbe, a renowned Paediatrics Professor from Akoko North East, currently serves as the Executive Director of the Central Office of Research at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and is a Consultant Paediatrician at OAU Teaching Hospital. She is expected to officially take office after the Visitation Panel submits its report.
Until then, Prof. Adolphus Odogun Loto, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Administration and Clinical Services, has been appointed as Acting Vice Chancellor.