Salawu Sadiku | |
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| Vice-Chancellor of Confluence University of Science and Technology | |
| In office 2020–2023 | |
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| Born | Salawu Sadiku |
| Profession | Academic |
Salawu Sadiku is a professor who was the first Vice-Chancellor of Confluence University of Science and Technology. He was appointed in 2020 by the Kogi State Government following the establishment of the institution. [1]
Sadiku was appointed as the first vice-chancellor of Confluence University of Science and Technology in 2020 by Yahya Bello in 2020. He was replaced by Abdulrahman Asipita Salawu, a professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering in 2023. [1] [2]
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