The authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile Ife have approved the elevation of Olukemi Kehinde-Ayoola to the rank of Professor of Agronomy in the institution’s Faculty of Agriculture.
Professor Olukemi is the wife of a former legislator in the Oyo State House of Assembly who served as Speaker during the era of late Governor Lamidi Onaolapo Adesina.
PMParrot was also informed that the appointment was backdated to October, 2011.
Hon Ayoola, obviously elated wrote on his Facebook page that “I give thanks and all glory to God for He has done it in a manner that nobody else but Him can take the credit.
“I remember when I proposed to my wife about 23 years ago, she told me that she wished to be an ‘acada’ and would I support her aspirations? I said YES!
“And so that support manifested in different ways; from helping her carry (in my old VW Beetle) cassava sticks for planting on her experimental plots around IITA, Ibadan to watering her plants inside the Greenhouse to lonely nights and cold pillows when she went to conferences to having to endure with her the pains and frustrations of backstabbing, of plagiarism of her works, of stolen data and the ‘undue attention’ of lecherous men.
“Having not a godfather, we trusted in God The Father – and He did it. I hope this inspires someone: a husband, a wife or an intending couple.
“Meanwhile , congratulations to my unputdownable, debonair, gregarious, friendly, loving, dutiful, loyal, pulchritudinous, calculating, sensible and motherly wife, Olukemi Titilola Ajoke.”
Kehinde Ayoola is presently a consultant on the environment and is also into freelance writing. He is the National Financial Secretary for the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
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