The Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State, has approved the appointment of Mr Fadeji Joseph Adebayo as the institution’s fourth substantive Registrar.
Adebayo will assume office on September 10, 2026, for a single five-year term, succeeding the outgoing Registrar, Mr Gabriel Adeyemi Awe, whose tenure ends on September 9.
The appointment was approved at the council’s 27th Statutory Meeting held on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
In a letter dated August 31 and referenced FPI/RPA/FAD/493, the outgoing Registrar described Adebayo as a “seasoned administrator” whose experience would contribute to the growth and development of the institution.
Adebayo, who was born on October 8, 1969, in Fiditi, Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State, holds a Teachers’ Grade II Certificate from the Local Authority Teachers’ College, Iseyin, an NCE from St Andrew’s College of Education, Oyo, and a Bachelor of Arts in Education in English from the University of Ilorin.
He also obtained a Master of Public Administration and a Master of Science in Public Administration from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, in 2021 and 2024 respectively.
The new Registrar is a member of the Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria and the Nigerian Institute of Management, while he is also a Chartered Associate Member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations.
He has 25 years of administrative experience in the polytechnic system, having started his career at Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, in 2001 as an Administrative Officer II in the Registry Department.
He subsequently rose through the ranks, serving as Administrative Officer I, Assistant Registrar, Senior Assistant Registrar, Principal Assistant Registrar and Deputy Registrar.
As Deputy Registrar, Adebayo has worked in several units and directorates of the institution, including Personnel Affairs, Board of Studies, General Administration, and the Directorate of Media, Public Relations and Protocol.
He has also served as chairman, secretary and member of several institution-based committees and participated in numerous conferences, workshops and professional development programmes. He has co-authored four scholarly publications.
A statement issued by the Polytechnic and signed electronically by the Deputy Registrar, Information, Protocol and Passages, Sanmi Enigbokan, congratulated Adebayo on his appointment.
The institution described the appointment as a significant development and wished the incoming Registrar a peaceful, rewarding and successful tenure.
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