The Acting Registrar, Mr. I. O. Z Raji was born on 7^th July 1960 in the western Nigerian Capital Ibadan, now the capital of Oyo State. He attended Nurul-Islam Primary School Okene (1967-1972) and Ebira Community Secondary School (1973-1978).

He joined School of Basic Studies in the 1982-1983 Session, and in 1988, he went for Diploma Programme in Public Administration. From 1990 to 1992, he did Advanced Diploma in Public Administration all in Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin.

Mr. Raji proceeded to University of Ado-Ekiti and obtained a Master in Public Administration (MPA) in 2003.

The Acting Registrar joined the Kwara State Polytechnic in 1978 and transferred his services to Kogi State when the state was created in 1991. He joined the Kogi State Polytechnic shortly after it commenced academic activities in 1992. He rose through the ranks to become a Deputy Registrar. He was the Deputy Registrar (Examinations) before his appointment as the Acting Registrar.

He is happily married with children.