The EKSU Governing Council has inaugurated members of the newly-established Advancement Centre.

Speaking at the inauguration, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Emeritus Professor Akinjide Osuntokun, said the board members are to generate philanthropic support for EKSU by strengthening and deepening engagement with stakeholdeholders to realise the university’s strategic vision and mission.

Osuntokun added that the members will operate independently and with freedom to harness their own resources and enlist others to attract financial and material support to the university’s various development projects.

The EKSU Vice Chancellor, Prof Patrick Oladipo Aina expressed confidence in the board’s ability to change the fortunes of the university