Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has approved the appointment of Dr Thomas Adewumi as the Chancellor of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete.

This was made known in a statement issued on Monday by Mr Fafoluyi Olayinka, the Special Assistant to the Kwara Governor on New Media.

Mr Adewumi will be replacing Ibrahim Gambari, who was recently appointed as the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari.

Mr Gambari was named by the former governor of Kwara, Abdulfatah Ahmad, as the chancellor of the school in 2013, a position he held until his new appointment some weeks ago.

Dr Thomas Adewumi’s appointment which is for a five-year single term also takes effect immediately, as disclosed by the statement.

Mr Adewumi is the founder of Thomas Adewumi International College Oko (TAICO) located in Oko, Irepodun local government of the state.

The 68-year-old is also the Chairman/Founder of Decrown West Africa Co Ltd, an organisation providing industry-wide services such as engineering consulting, technical services and power generation.