Governance

Visitor to the University

Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye

Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the Visitor to the university and the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) was born on March 2, 1942 in Ifewara, Osun state, Nigeria.

He attended Saint Stephen’s Anglican Primary School, Ilesa Grammar School, University of Nigeria, Nsukka; University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) and University of Lagos. With an M. Sc. in Hydrodynamics and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics, the soft spoken Pastor started his teaching career at Okeigbo Ifetedo Grammar School where he taught Mathematics and later moved to the Lagos-based Anglican Girls Grammar School. He, thereafter, lectured at University of Lagos and later University of Ilorin.

He joined RCCG in 1973 where he became born again on 29th July, 1973. He was ordained a Pastor of the church on September 14, 1975. He succeeded Reverend Akindayomi when the latter went to be with the Lord on November 2, 1980 and was ordained General Overseer of the RCCG in 1981, a church that has spread to several nations of the world from a humble beginning under his able leadership.

Pastor E. A. Adeboye is an elder statesman and renowned man of God at home and abroad. He has authored several books and was voted one of the 50 most influential personalities in the world by the International Newsweek Magazine in 2008.

Chancellor

General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, GCON, FSS, psc, (Rtd.)

General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, GCON, FSS, psc, (Rtd.) was born 9th December, 1938. He is from Takum Local Government Area in Taraba State He is a highly detribalized Nigerian soldier, respected politician, elder-statesman, multi-millionaire businessman and philanthropist. He was Nigerian Army Chief of Army Staff from July 1975 to October 1979.

He was also Minister of Defence from 1999 to 2003 under President Olusegun Obasanjo. He is the Chairman of South Atlantic Petroleum (SAPETRO), a petroleum exploration company with corporate headquarters in Lagos. He has also held top advisory positions to previous and the current President of Nigeria as Chairman of Presidential Advisory Councils. It is his impressive track record of philanthropic giving that culminated in the establishment of the T.Y. Danjuma Foundation.

He has continued to contribute to educational development of this country through many of his philanthropic gestures in many institutions of higher learning which resulted in him being a recipient of several honorary degrees from several universities which were awarded to him in appreciation of his sterling contributions.

He is the donor of the multi-billion naira T.Y. Danjuma Faculty of Engineering here in Redeemer’s University.

Duties and Responsibilities

• The Chancellor’s role is largely ceremonial with the overall management of the university being undertaken by the Vice-Chancellor and Board of Trustees.
• How the role is interpreted varies between universities but in Redeemer’s University, the Chancellor visits the university at least once in every five years with the seven members of the University’s Governing Council.

Chairman, Board of Trustees

Pastor Olukayode Pitan

Pro-Chancellor & Chairman, Governing Council

Pastor Ezekiel A. Odeyemi

Pastor Ezekiel A. Odeyemi is a member of the Governing Council of the Redeemed Christian Church of God and a Special Assistant to the General Overseer (Education and Training). Since 1988, he has been involved with Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries and he is the Vice President (Evangelism) as of today. He is the Director, Centre for Pastoral Leadership and the Pastor-in-Charge, Northern Region with Headquarters in the RCCG, Central Parish Region 10, FCT, Abuja, Nigeria.

He has multiple postgraduate degrees in Educational Administration, Business Administration and Christian Leadership. He is an Associate, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ACIS); a Fellow, Institute of Leadership and Management, United Kingdom (FInstLM); a Fellow, Chartered Institute of Management and Leadership, United States of America (FCIML); a Fellow, Institute of Supervision And Leadership (FISL) and a Fellow, Chartered Institute of Commerce of Nigeria (FCICN).

Before his appointment as the Chairman and Pro-Chancellor of Redeemer’s University, he had served as a member of the Governing Council of the university since 2013. He has a wealth of experience spanning over three decades in administration, youth ministry, training and development.

Vice-Chancellor

Prof. Anthony Enisan Akinlo

Prof. Anthony Enisan Akinlo is a Professor of Economics, with a Ph.D. in Monetary and Development Economics from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, which was obtained in 1995. He has over 130 publications in the areas of reforms and growth. He has supervised 23 Ph.D. theses, 5 M.Phil. theses and 31 M.Sc. theses.

He has served and is still serving on the editorial board of a number of impact journals in his field. He has served the Obafemi Awolowo University in various capacities such as Head, Department of Economics from 2002 to 2006; Director, Centre for Industrial Research and Development (now Institute for Entrepreneurship and Development Studies) from 2007 to 2011; and Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences from 2013 to 2015.

He has equally served in various committees of the university. Professor Anthony Akinlo has participated in many internationally sponsored research works and carried out consultancies for organisations such as International Development Research Centre (IDRC), African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Professor Akinlo served as Visiting Professor to many institutions including United Nations World Institute of Development and Research (UNWIDER),

Helsinki Institute of Developing Economies, Japan; Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria; Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria. He is a Pastor-in-Charge of Zone (PICZ), Redeemed Christian Church of God, Osun Province 7, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. He is married with children.

Duties and responsibilities

• The Vice-Chancellor is the academic head and chief executive of the university.
• His office serves as the nerve centre of activities in areas of protocol, external relations and coordination of various internal organs.
• The Vice-Chancellor presides at convocation ceremonies and other assemblies of the university’s conferment of degrees, diplomas, certificates and other awards of the university.
• He is an ex-officio member of the Governing Council and the Chairman of Senate.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor

Prof. Ahmed Parker Yerima

Professor Yerima was born in Lagos on the 8^th of May 1957. He had his primary education at St. Bernadette’s Private School, Abeokuta after which he proceeded to Lagos Baptist Academy and obtained the West African School Certificate and Higher School Certificates in 1971-1977. He also obtained a Diploma and Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Dramatic Arts from the University of Ife now Obafemi Awolowo University between 1977 and 1981. He proceeded to University College, Cardiff in 1982, obtaining a Postgraduate Diploma in Playwriting and Acting. He obtained his Doctoral degree in Dramatic Theory and Criticism in 1986 at the Royal Holloway College, University of London. Professor Yerima worked at the University of Ife (1984-85) and Ahmadu Bello University (1985-1991). He also holds a Certificate in “Peoples, Policy and Administration” from the Open University, England. His research interests focus on Dramatic Theory and Criticism, Historicism, Despotism, Cultural Deconstruction, and Reconstruction in Dramatic Literature.

Professionally, in 1991, he became Deputy Artistic Director of the National Troupe of Nigeria, and later in 2000, he became Artistic Director, a position he held until 2005 when he was appointed Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the National Theatre/National Troupe of Nigeria, until 2009. In 2007, he had the singular honour of being appointed the Director-General of the Abuja carnival, a national and global event that brought contingents and tourism enthusiasts to Nigeria. As the leader of the National Troupe for seven years, Professor Yerima helped to positively project Nigerian culture far and wide. He has played significant roles in formulating and administrating Nigeria’s cultural policy, especially in the use of theatre as a tool for development and cultural integration. He is also an Adviser/Member of the RCCG Drama Group and MGO Drama: A new dawn since 2017.   

He was an Associate Professor at the University of Lagos in 2008 and was announced full professor at the Kwara State University in 2009. Professor Yerima was appointed to Redeemer’s University on 1^st August 2011 as a Professor. He was the Dean Faculty of Humanities (2012-2014). Head of Department of Theatre and Film Studies (2014-2019). Member of the university Governing Council (2013-2020). He served as Provost of the College of Postgraduate Studies (2021-2023). He was the pioneer inaugural lecturer of Redeemer’s University and was the Chairman of the Committee on the movement of the university from Redemption Camp to its present site in Ede in 2014. He was the Chairman of the Students’ Disciplinary Committee of the university from 2012 to 2015, and Chairman, Staff Disciplinary Committee, from 2018-2020.

As an accomplished playwright, he has published over 80 plays, many of which have won international awards. In 2006, he won the Nigerian/NLNG prize for Literature and presently serves as a Member of the Advisory Board of the prize. He has published over 40 articles in international journals and has to his credit, 12 scholarly books and 10 chapters in books that are being used in tertiary institutions across the world. He is also a Fellow of the distinguished Nigerian Academy of Letters.  In 2022, he got a grant which enabled the training of two Master of Arts students in Directing at the Department of Theatre and Film Studies in professional productions outside the university.  Also, in 2023, he endowed a N1,000,000 prize in perpetuity on a Faculty rotational basis for the best doctoral thesis in the College of Postgraduate Studies. He is happily married and blessed with children.

Registrar

Mrs. Mojisola Oluyemi Oje

Mrs. Mojisola Oluyemi Oje (nee Ogundeyin) holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree in Industrial Chemistry with Second Class (Honours) Upper Division from Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University), Ago-Iwoye in 1986. She also obtained a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Chemistry (Industrial Chemistry) from the University of Ibadan, Ibadan in 1988. At the end of her undergraduate programme, she won the award of the Best Graduating Student in the Department of Chemical Sciences for the 1985/1986 Academic Session.

She has more than thirty (30) years of post-qualification work experience in the private sector and university system, both in administration and teaching. She started her career as Graduate Assistant at Ogun State University in 1987 and enjoyed a financial sponsorship of her Master’s degree programme, by the University, for emerging as the best-graduating student in her department. She returned to Ogun State University in 1988 and spent three (3) years in teaching and research as an Assistant Lecturer.

Mrs. Oje, thereafter, joined the services of a blue-chip company, Berger Paints Nigeria Plc, Ikeja, Lagos, as a Chemist in 1993. She was appointed as Training Manager in 1994 and rose to become the Personnel Manager of the company in 2000. She managed human resources matters and was also responsible for the establishment and maintenance of a quality system to the requirements of ISO 9002:1994 and ISO 9001:2000 standards for the company between 1997 and 2003, as Quality Assurance Manager/Quality Systems Manager.

She joined the services of the Redeemer’s University as Assistant Registrar and one of its pioneer staff in 2005. She worked and served as Head of Human Resources and Academic Affairs Divisions where she brought to bear her astute experience from the private sector. She was duly appointed Acting Registrar & Secretary to Council of the University by its Governing Council in August 2011 and served till January 2013. She also served in the same capacity as Acting Registrar from January 2018 to April 2018.

Mrs. Oje rose to the position of Deputy Registrar in 2017. In January 2018, she served as Secretary to the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Registrars of Private Universities (CVCRPU). She has also served as Chairperson of many Committees/Panels/Task Forces in the University and won some laurels, hereunder listed, for her meritorious services in the University:

Outstanding Service Award (2023); Meritorious Service Award (2017); Certificate of Recognition of Outstanding Service (2015); Special Appreciation Award (2013); Meritorious Award (2010) and Award for Best Senior Staff of the Year (2007).

Mrs. Mojisola Oluyemi Oje, until her appointment as the 4^th substantive Registrar of the Redeemer’s University, served as a Member of the University Governing Council (from August 2021 to August 2023). She is a Full Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) and the Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators (ANUPA). She was President of ANUPA, Redeemer’s University Branch from November 2016 to August 2023.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Registrar is the Chief Administrative Officer of the university and is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day-to-day administrative work of the university except as regards those for which the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and the Bursar are responsible.
• She is also the Secretary to the Governing Council, Senate and Congregation.

Bursar

Mrs. Mofoluso Oyenike Olutayo-David

Mrs Mofoluso Oyenike Olutayo-David is the current Bursar of Redeemer’s University. She is a top-notch chartered accountant and astute financial administrator. She is an alumna of the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1990. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.

She is also a member of local and international professional bodies. As a Deputy Bursar at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, where she has risen through the ranks, she has served at various times as the Ag. Bursar and has represented the Bursar of her university on boards and committees at different times. Before her appointment, she had a brief stint as a Visiting Deputy Bursar to Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.

In the course of her career, she had the opportunity of working in all the various units of the Bursary Department for a period of two decades. In her spare time, Mrs Olutayo-David sings in the choir in her local church and plays an active role in her Rotary Club. She has a passion for giving and community service.

She is married and blessed with children. There is a great expectation that Mrs Olutayo-David will further consolidate and re-engineer the Bursary Unit for a greater competitive edge and sustainability, in today’s highly spirited educational environment in which Redeemer’s University has become a major player.

Duties and Responsibilities

• The Bursar is the chief financial officer of the University.
• She is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the day-to-day financial administration of the university.

Ag. Librarian

Dr. Akinniyi Ayobami Adeleke

Dr. Akinniyi Ayobami Adeleke is a seasoned librarian who started his career and spent almost a decade in quality control before moving fully into the library world, where he has spent about 15 years in the service of Redeemer’s University. He holds a Ph.D. in Library, Archival and Information Studies from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria and a Masters in Library Studies from the same institution.

He is an active member of several professional bodies. He is a founding member of Tekena Tamuno Library, Redeemer’s University. He joined the university as Librarian II and Head of the Circulation Unit. He is a recipient of international awards such as the Commonwealth Professional Fellowship Award, University of East London, United Kingdom and the Government of Singapore’s sponsorship to the World Library and Information Congress of the International Federation of Library and Information Associations in Singapore.

Dr. Adeleke’s professional distinction has seen him take up leadership responsibilities in professional bodies across the country. Top of these is Chairmanship of the Cataloging, Classification & Indexing Section of the Nigeria Library Association for five years from 2013 to 2018. His contributions to the field of library studies cannot be overemphasized as he has written articles and presented papers at seminars, workshops and conferences while lecturing within the university and attracting research grants in relevant subject areas. He is married with children.

Duties and Responsibilities

• The University Librarian is the academic head of the university’s library.
• He is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor for the development of the university library system which includes the main library, college, and departmental libraries.