All is now set for Festus Oluwole Alabi, a Professor of Educational Management, to present the 37th Inaugural Lecture of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State.
According to a statement by the Chairman of the Ceremonies Committee and Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration), Prof. Adebisi Daramola, the lecture will be held on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.
The lecture, “The Man and the Plant in the School System: Predator or Green Influencer?”, will commence at 2:00 PM in the University Multipurpose Hall.
Guests are expected to be seated by 1:30 PM. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olugbenga Ige, will chair the lecture.
Prof. Alabi earned a B.Ed. degree in Religious Studies from Ondo State University, Ado-Ekiti, in 1990; an M.Ed. degree in Educational Administration and Planning from Lagos State University in 1992; and a Ph.D. in Educational Management from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, in 2012.
He joined the services of Adekunle Ajasin University in 2005 as an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Educational Management, and in 2021, he was appointed a Professor of Educational Management.
Prof. Alabi has held a number of leadership roles, including Acting Head of the Department of Educational Management, and he is presently the Sub-Dean of the Postgraduate School.
Prof. Alabi has co-authored five books, contributed to two books, and edited one. He has published over 40 articles in recognized journals globally. He has supervised 11 postgraduate students, including three Ph.D. candidates. He has attended and presented papers at about 20 conferences worldwide, including in Ghana and Georgia.
His professional affiliations include memberships in the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), the Nigeria Association of Educational Administration and Planning (NAEAP), the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM), and the Nigerian Institute of Management (AMNIM).
Prof. Alabi, a former legislator at the Ondo State House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003, also served as a Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Ondo State between 2011 and 2015.
