The Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology (FCAHPT), Moor Plantation, Ibadan, has released the activities to celebrate its Founder’s Day, which also marks its 57th anniversary.
The Provost of the college, Dr Adekoya Owosibo, disclosed this in a chat with CEOAFRICA on Monday.
Dr. Owosibo revealed that this year 2021 Founder’s Day celebration will be his first time as the provost of the college.
Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Dr. Adekoya Olatunde Owosibo as the Provost and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Moor Plantation, Ibadan, on Friday, 21 August, 2020.
The Founder’s Day lecture is organized by the college to commemorate the 57th anniversary with the theme: “Nigeria: Food Security, Internal Security and Feedlot System”, to be delivered by Professor E.A. Iyayi, the Registrar, Nigeria Institute of Animal Science, and the sub-theme of the lecture -“Improving Livestock Productivity and Health in a Post Pandemic Era”- which would be delivered by Prof. Wole Olufemi on Thursday, April 1, 2021.
CEOAFRICA gathered that the lecturers of the day are “Erudite Professors, accomplished Veterinarian and Animal Scientists, who have distinguished themselves in the field of Animal Health and Production in Nigeria.”
It is worthy of note that the 57th anniversary celebration of the FCAHPT will have “distinguished alumnus awarded in recognition of their immense contributions to Animal industry and growth of the college.”
Other activities for the celebration were disclosed by the Registrar of the Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Rev’d Babatope J. David.
Babatope announced that the “The management is organizing a prayer session with members of staff between 9A.M and 10A.M on Wednesday, 31st March, 2021.
He added that “Football matches between the staff and students would follow at the Bora field at 3pm, on Wednesday.”
The celebration of the Founder’s Day is scheduled to take place at the Dr K.J Nwufoh Hall, Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Moor Plantation, Ibadan by 10:00AM.
