Dapo Folorunsho Asaju (born 16 November 1961) is an academician and also the Bishop Theologian of the Anglican Church of Nigeria and the former vice chancellor of

Ajayi Crowther University Ajayi Crowther University also known as ACU is a private university located in Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria. Historical background The Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo was established by the Supra Diocesan Board (West) of the Church of Nigeria (Anglic ...

(October 1, 2015-30 September 2020). Dapo was appointed by the Governing council of Ajayi Crowther University.

Early life and education

Asaju hails from Iyara Ijumu, in

Kogi state Kogi State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the west by the states of Ekiti and Kwara, to the north by the Federal Capital Territory, to the northeast by Nasarawa State, to the northwest by Niger State, to the s ...

, Nigeria. He started his primary education at St. Andrew's primary school,

Kabba Kabba is a city in Kogi State in mid west Nigeria. It lies near the Osse River, at the intersection of roads from Lokoja, Okene, Ogidi, Ado-Ekiti, and Egbe. The town is about 295 kilometers away from Abuja. It is 511 kilometers from Lagos. A ...

, where he later proceeded to Holy Trinity at

Lokoja Lokoja is a city in Nigeria. It lies at the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers and is the capital city of Kogi State. While the Yoruba (Oworo), Bassa Nge and Nupe are indigenous to the area, other ethnic groups of Nigeria, including the ...

. He later concluded his studies at Oke-suna B Primary School, Oja-Oba, Ilorin. He attended Abdul Azeez Memorial College, Okene, for his secondary education. He is an alumnus of the

University of Ilorin University of Ilorin, also known as Unilorin, is a federal government-owned university in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. It was established by a decree of the federal military government in August, 1975. The establishment aimed to implement one o ...

, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1983; Master of Arts in Christian Studies in 1985 and his Ph.D. in Christian Studies in 2003, from the same university. He delivered the university's first Alumni Lecture in 1985. He also got Masters in Mission from Birmingham Christian College, Selly Oak, Birmingham, UK, in 2003.

Career

Asaju began his career as a graduate assistant (1983–1984) at University of Ilorin and Assistant Lecturer in

Lagos State University Lagos State University, also known as LASU, is located in Ojo, with sub-campuses at Ikeja and Epe both towns in Lagos State, Nigeria. The university was established in 1983 by the enabling law of Lagos State, for the advancement of learning ...

(1984–1988). He became a Lecturer II in 1988, Lecturer I (1990), Senior lecturer (1992), all in

. He worked in

as a

sabbatical A sabbatical (from the Hebrew: (i.e., Sabbath); in Latin ; Greek: ) is a rest or break from work. The concept of the sabbatical is based on the Biblical practice of ''shmita'' (sabbatical year), which is related to agriculture. According to ...

Senior lecturer (1995),

Associate Professor Associate professor is an academic title with two principal meanings: in the North American system and that of the ''Commonwealth system''. Overview In the ''North American system'', used in the United States and many other countries, it is a ...

(2000) and rose to the post of a Professor of Christian Studies in 2004. He delivered his Inaugural lecture in 2005, titled ‘ Re-enthroning Theology as Queen of Sciences: Theological and Missiological Challenges of African Biblical Hermeneutics’. He was Visiting Professor and William Paton Fellow at the Department of Theology, Birmingham University, UK where he later served as External Examiner to three PhD theses. He was acting Dean, Faculty of Arts

., 2005–2007; Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) Lagos State University; Member Governing Council, Lagos State University (2006–2008), member, Advisory Council to Government of Lagos State, Visiting Associate Professor Bayreuth University, Germany. He was one time chairman, , Academic Staff Union, Lagos State University, 1988–1993.

Membership of academic bodies

Asaju is a member of the Constitution Drafting Committee for inauguration of Lagos West Diocese and Theological Resource Grading for GAFCON Church of Nigeria.

Affiliations

Professor Asaju, is a member of several and academic societies, including Constitution Drafting Committee for the inauguration of Lagos West Diocese, member Theological resource Grading for GAFCON Church of Nigeria; British Society of New Testament Studies, Nigeria Association for Christian Studies, Nigeria association for bible studies,

Academic staff union of Universities The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is a Nigerian union of university academic staff, founded in 1978. ASUU is an offshoot of the Nigerian Association of University Teachers (NAUT) which was established in 1965. At that time, NAUT con ...

among others.

Personal life

Asaju was

Vicar A vicar (; Latin: ''vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English pref ...

of Church of Epiphany, Iba Estate; Church of Transfiguration, Ketu Badagry Expressway; Chaplain, Chapel of Light, Lagos State University 2006–2009. A Bishop Theologian, Church of Nigeria and Rector, Crowther Graduate Theological Seminary. He is married to Barrister Mrs. Harriet Seun Asaju with children. He was the Vice-Chancellor of

for a period of five years.

References

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