FROM THE FIELD TO THE BOTTLES: WORKS OF THE INVISIBLE CREATURES
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2023-05
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Abstract
I give glory, praise and adoration to the Almighty God, the giver
of live for the grace and journey so far, and for making me reach
this position in my career. I count it a divine privilege and honour
to stand before you to deliver the 11th Inaugural lecture of Kwara
State University. I am highly delighted to present the story of my
research activities over the years to this distinguished audience of
town and gown.
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An Inaugural lecture provides a golden opportunity for a
newly/freshly appointed Professor to give an account of his
contribution to the pool of knowledge in his area of specialization.
This is the first inaugural lecture to be delivered in the Department
of Microbiology and second from the Faculty of Pure and Applied
Sciences of this great University.
Mr. Ag. Vice Chancellor Sir, I had wanted to study Medicine at the
University of Jos in 1988 but was not admitted as a result of
federal government policy on admission into its universities. By
providence I was offered admission to study B. Sc. Microbiology
at University of Ilorin the following year, which I accepted
through the wise counsel of my Biology teacher, Mr. Samuel
Folorunsho Adebiyi, then of Ilesha Grammar School Ilesha, Osun
State. After my first degree, I had a stint in the industry; working
as a Quality Control Microbiologist at Unique Pharmaceuticals
Nigeria Plc., Sango Ota, from 1996 to 2000. I left the Industry for
University of Ilorin to pursue my M. Sc. degree programme in
Microbiology between 2000 and 2002. Shortly after completion
of my M. Sc. Programme, I was offered appointment as a Part time
lecturer under the Science Laboratory Technology Training
Programme at the University of Ilorin, and Department of
Biology, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin for a period of four
years. Thereafter, I joined Joseph Ayo Babalola University, Ikeji
Arakeji as one of the foundation staff in 2006, where I lectured for
a year before moving to Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo due its
proximity to University of Ilorin to enable me complete my PhD
programme on time. On completion of my PhD programme in
2009, I was invited to join in the development of Salem
University, Lokoja in 2010 where by the grace of God, I rose to the
position of a Reader before joining the Department of
Microbiology here in KWASU in January 2016, again to help in
the development of the Postgraduate programme of the
Department and by the grace of God, I was promoted Professor of
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Microbiology in 2021, which was back dated to 2019 during the
tenure of the late Vice Chancellor Professor Muhammed
Mustapha Akanbi, SAN. May his soul rest in peace.
Mr. Ag. Vice Chancellor Sir, this lecture is coming two years
after my promotion to the post of a Professor of Microbiology of
this great University. I feel highly honoured and elated today to
stand before you and pay my dues by presenting this lecture,
which I have titled “From the field to the bottles: Works of the
Invisible Creatures”.