…highlights achievements in office within five years of service
The outgone Provost of the Ekiti State College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero Ekiti, Dr. Cecilia Olajumoke Adebayo has confirmed that her administration restored peace, morale and academic excellence to the school through a multi-faceted approach and innovations.
In her farewell message, documented in a compendium, titled: “Five Years (2020-2025) of Service and Institutional Renewal“
-A Scorecard of Leadership*”,
Dr. Adebayo affirmed that her tenure recorded unprecedented achievements.
According to the former provost, when she assumed office in 2020, the institution was at a crossroads, recovering from internal divisions, infrastructural deficient and declining morale but she was able to strategically restore peace, reposition the College for excellence in teaching, research, and community impact.
She noted that through God’s grace, her administration, fondly called Mama Jay was adjudged to be one of the most remarkable periods of institutional development in the history of the College, owing to the outstanding successes recorded. These included: Accreditation of many programmes, Affiliation with other institutions, staff training and retraining, regularized promotion cycles and transparent performance review, provision of staff incentives and improved working environments, resolution of interdepartmental conflicts and restoration of professional harmony, strengthened student support systems, welfare and mentorship.
In the area of infrastructure, the outgone Provost made remarkable progress such as installation of solar lighting systems across key locations for security and sustainability, rehabilitation of lecture halls, laboratories and some abandoned structures, establishment of modern ICT infrastructure to support e-learning and portal management, Introduction of digital cataloguing in the Library, enhanced water systems and sanitation facilities across hostels, rejigged the College Security architecture, installed CCTV systems for security monitoring, borehole repairs and installation, improvement of drainage systems and sanitation infrastructure among others.
She also highlighted some of the innovations introduced to include, the annual Provost Cup Sport Festival, increased students’ enrolment, Increased IGR, the College Anthem, send off of former Staff, Payment of: Peculiar/ Hazard Allowances; Staff Social Benefits, Defrayment of the College inherited debts and deductions, creation of SIWES/ Pension Units/Students TSHIP, annual Carol Program/Monthly Prayer, Students’ Paramilitary Groups, like, Man-O-War and Cadet, inauguration of Red Cross Society, OWSD, WITED, Anti-Sexual Harassment and GBV Committee, introduction of the Annual College Scientific Conference and Workshop, just to mention a few.
Dr. Adebayo appreciated Governors J.K. Fayemi and Biodun Oyebanji for the support provided and the free hand to operate. She equally expressed her gratitude to the Governing Council, Staff, Students and members of the host community for their support, prayers and partnership.
