Professor Abdulfatai Bamidele Olokoba of the University of Ilorin, a Professor of Clinical Sciences, has been elected the new President of the Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Nigeria (SOGHIN). The election of Prof. Olokoba was the highlight of the 17th Annual General Meeting of the Society, held in Ibadan penultimate Friday (June 27, 2025).
The don, who is also an alumnus of the University of Ilorin, took over the leadership of the professional body from Prof. Jesse Abiodun Otegbayo, the Chief Medical Director of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, who has completed his four-year tenure.
In his acceptance speech, Prof. Olokoba thanked the members of the Society for the confidence they had reposed in him, assuring them that he and his colleagues in the new Executive Committee would do everything within their capacities to take the body to even higher heights.
