Dr. Ade Somide confirmed as IVTEC Rector

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has confirmed Dr. Ade Somide as the substantive rector of the International Vocational, Technical & Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC), Ajase-Ipo. The confirmation was contained in a statement released by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Communication, Dr Muyideen Akorede, in Ilorin yesterday. According to the statement, the new IVTEC […]

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has confirmed Dr. Ade Somide as the substantive rector of the International Vocational, Technical & Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC), Ajase-Ipo.

The confirmation was contained in a statement released by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Communication, Dr Muyideen Akorede, in Ilorin yesterday.

According to the statement, the new IVTEC rector took over as the acting rector of the college after Mrs. Wendy Daeges, the pioneer rector resigned her appointment in 2017 following the demise of her father. 

The new Rector, Dr Somide has over 25 years in public sector governance and higher education.  

He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science (Comparative and International Relations) from the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, State University of New York at Albany, having earlier earned an M.A. in Government (1987) from Eastern Kentucky University and B.A. in Political Science (1986) from Berea College, Berea, Kentucky.

Before his appointment, Somide was Director for Budget Policy and Analysis for the State University of New York.