Adewale Ajayi,
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has approved the appointment of Dr Tunji Olowolafe, a business mogul as the Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti.
According to a press statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media Yinka Oyebode the appointment is in line with the responsibility of the governor to exercise his power as Governor of the state and Visitor to the University.
Dr. Olowolafe, is an indigene of Are-Ekiti a medical doctor cum businessman with decades of professional experience and an excellent reputation.
He is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Deux Project Limited, a civil engineering, construction, consultancy, and maintenance company, which he co-founded in 1988. He had previously served as a member of Ekiti State Covid- 19 Resource Mobilization Committee.
Dr. Olowolafe, a graduate of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, had a brief stint in medical practice before launching his career as a business owner. He is also the Founder of Generic Product Limited, which he launched in 1996, and the Chairman and Managing Director of Deux Investment Limited.
The appointment takes immediate effect.