The Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, has described the appointment of Professor Abdul-Rauf Ambali as Acting Vice-Chancellor of Abdulrasaq Abubakar Toyin University, Oke-Ogba, as a well deserved recognition of service and excellence.

The KWASU Vice-Chancellor who said this when he led the management team of KWASU on a courtesy visit to AATU on Thursday, July 17, 2025, added that Professor Ambali was reaping the rewards of his many years of hard work and service which he had given as a staff of Kwara State University.

Professor Jimoh who noted that the KWASU team had come to felicitate with one of their own said he had no doubt of Professor Ambali’s capabilities to take AATU to great heights, praying for Allah to grant him the wherewithal to succeed as the pioneer Vice-Chancellor.

In his response, the Acting Vice-Chancellor of AATU, Professor AbdulRauf Ambali thanked the management team of Kwara State University for the support since the announcement of his appointment was made.

Professor Ambali while describing the KWASU VC as a man with good intentions and who was always willing to support growth and progress sought for more support from KWASU for the new institution..

The KWASU entourage was also at Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, to felicitate with the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor, Professor Lateef Oladimeji. There, the KWASU Chief Executive expressed joy at the appointment of an administrator who had contributed immensely at different levels, to the growth of that university.

Professor Jimoh described his relationship with Professor Oladimeji as one that has lasted for many years which he said availed him the opportunity to assess the quality of Professor Oladimeji’s dedication. He prayed to Allah to grant the new Vice-Chancellor the wisdom, knowledge, and good heath to achieve great success in that institution.

In his reaction to the visit, the Al-Hikmah Vice-Chancellor expressed his appreciation at the show of love from a sister institution, acknowledging the synergy between the 2 universities over the years in terms of academic partnership.

He pledged to foster the cordial relationship and advance academic culture, calling for more synergy between both institutions.

On the entourage of the KWASU Vice-Chancellor was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, Professor Moshood Mahmood Jimba; the Registrar, Dr. Kikelomo W. Sallee; the Bursar, Mallam Mohammed Sani Abubakar; the University Librarian, Professor Abdulsalam Abiodun Salman, and the Acting Director of University Relations, Dr. Saeedat Aliyu.