Professor Martins Akindele Adetoye is the current and Pioneer Head of Department of Peace and Security Studies.  He is a Professor of Political Science.  He attended Mount Carmel College, Ilorin from 1973 – 1978.  He proceeded to the Polytechnic, Ibadan in 1979 for G.C.E. ‘A’ Level and University of Cambridge Advance Level.  Professor Adetoye holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science from University of Ibadan, M.Sc. International Relations from University of Ife now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and a Ph.D in Political Science from the University of Ibadan.

Professor Adetoye joined the services of Ondo State University, (now Ekiti State University) in 1997 as an Assistant Lecturer and became a professor in 2016. Professor Adetoye is a member of many Professional Bodies and Associations.  He is an External Examiner and Assessor to several Universities.

Services within the University

1. Secretary, Academic Staff Union of Universities. Local Branch.
2. Chairman, Students-Lecturers’ Relations, Department of Political Science 1999-2000.
3. Member, Endowment Fund Committee of the University, 2000
4. Chairman, Post Graduate Committee, Department of Political Science 2012-2015
5. Representative of Faculty of the Social Sciences at the College of Post Graduate Studies.
6. Senate Representative, College of Post Graduate Studies.
7. Representative of the Congregation at the Senate.
8. Head of Department, Mass Communication.
9. Representative of Congregation at the Governing Council of the University. 2019-2022
10. Director, Entrepreneurship Study Centre. 2020-2022
11. Head of Department Peace and Security Studies, 2023 –