THE Founder and Chancellor of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, has been appointed the pioneer Chairman of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the National Association of Artificial Intelligence Practitioners, NAAIP.

The NAAIP President, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, in a statement, predicated Babalola’s appointment to the high office on his (Babalola’s) “revolutionary efforts in transforming tertiary education in Nigeria and your keen interest in Artificial Intelligence and other progressive, forward-thinking developments in education and the general society”.

Ogunbodede, who is the immediate past Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, commended Babalola for his immeasurable contributions to the institutionalization of quality and functional education since his seven-year stint as the Pro Chancellor and Chairman of Council of the University of Lagos.

In his response, Babalola said: “I appreciate you and the totality of NAAIP for appointing me as your pioneer BOT Chairman. I appreciate you the more for coming all the way to Ado-Ekiti to deliver the letter of appointment. Your coming to deliver the letter to me is a demonstration of the love and respect you have for me for which I am very grateful.

“You have demonstrated leadership and your belief in serving others. If we all make up our minds to work hard and serve and not necessarily for what we can benefit therefrom, this country will develop and rapidly too.”