By Kayode Abdulazeez, Ilorin
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Engr. Dr. Kamoru O. Kadiri as the 5th Substantive Rector of The Federal Polytechnic, Offa.
In a statement by the director information, public relations and protocol of the Institution, Olayinka Iroye and made available to our correspondent said the appointment letter of the new rector was signed and personally handed over to him by the Honourable Minister of Education, Mall. Adamu Adamu in his office dated 3rd April 2023 with effect from 29th March 2023. The appointment is a Five (5) years single term.
Before his appointment as a substantive Rector, he was the Director of Affiliate Degree Programmes and Industrial Collaborations and was later appointed as Ag Rector of The Polytechnic Iresi, Osun State on a one-year sabbatical in 2021.
Engr. Kamoru Kadiri was born on 8th July 1968 in Osogbo. He attended Ansarudeen Primary School, Isale Osun, Osogbo, and enrolled at the St Charles’ Grammar School, Osogbo in 1985.
He began his Engineering career at The Polytechnic Ibadan, where he obtained his National Diploma in Electrical Electronics Engineering in 1988. He proceeded to Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, for his B.Sc in Electrical/Electronic Engineering. Engr. Dr. Kadiri possesses three Master Degrees, (MBA University of Ado Ekiti, MILR University of Ilorin, and M.Sc from Babcock University) and a Doctoral Degree (PhD) with a specialization in Networking and telecommunications also from Babcock University. He was at the University of Groningen, Netherlands for bench work where he was exposed to state-of-art equipment to complete his Ph.D. thesis.
He joined the services of The Federal Polytechnic Offa in November 1996 and rose through the ranks to become a Chief Lecturer. He was a former Head of the Department of Electrical/Electronic Engineering, and former Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) FEDPOFFA Chapter.
