▪️ What Ooni, Omotoso, Lai Mohammed, Esther Ajayi, others said at the 13th Convocation
A total of 56 students bagged First Class honours as Caleb University Lagos graduated 1090 at the weekend.
Platforms Africa reports that Miss Adeyemi Abigail Ebunoluwa was announced as the overall best female undergraduate with a cumulative GPA of 4.82 at the 13th Convocation ceremony tagged “Pacesetters” on February 3, 2024, at the university’s Imota Convocation Arena.
The institution also announced
FALOLA Olumide David with 4.82 in Computer Science as the Best male Undergraduate.
SHODIPO Adesola Sherifat emerged as the overall best postgraduate student with a perfect CGPA of 5.0.
435 graduated with Second Class Upper Division, 390 convocated with Second Class Lower Division, while 5 had Third Class.
For postgraduate result analysis, Platforms Africa reports that 29 had Distinction, and 175 fiilnished with a Pass.
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Also, Governor Hycinth Alia of Benue State and the Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, were conferred with honorary degrees.
Award was also presented to the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of T.Pumpy Concept Limted, Mr. Akintayo Adaralegbe.
Present at the convocation were prominent Nigerians like His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II; Her Eminence, Reverend Mother Esther Ajayi of Love of Christ International Church; and former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.
Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso delivered the convocation lecture, titled: “Closing the generational gap between the old and young in Nigerian politics”.
Omotoso stressed the urgency of the need to bridge the generational gap between the old and young in the nation’s politics for improved development and progress of the country.
The commissioner identified youths as the leaders of today rather than tomorrow and urges them to brace up and shun peer pressure, which could jeopardize their attainment of greatness as leaders.
The Commissioner applauded the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu’s administrations for appointing many youths in their cabinets, implored graduating students to always think out of the box for entrepreneurship engagement, rather than looking for unavailable white collar jobs.
He said, “Let me state that the common cliché that youths are leaders of tomorrow is no longer in tune with present-day reality. The truth is that what becomes of tomorrow is determined by what happens today. So, the more everyone grasps the fact that the youth are actually the leaders of today and not tomorrow, the better for all.
“Looking at the example of the younger members of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s cabinet in Lagos State, one is bound to reaffirm that the future is now.
“Fortunately, they are yet to disappoint the people as they cover themselves in glory through trail-blazing performances.
“To further harness the peculiar talent of youth in the state, Governor Sanwo-Olu has prioritised youth empowerment in all its budgets. All the budgets of the current administration since 2019 have been carefully designed to meet the aspirations of the teeming youth by focusing on sectors with job-creating potential like agriculture, construction, technology, and security.”
The monarch, Oba Ogunwusi, in his address, applauded the university for raising the bar of education and discipline in the 21st century youths.
He urged the youths to participate actively in nation-building and contribute their quota to the growth of Nigeria.
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Oba Ogunwusi also used the opportunity to call on the federal government to take urgent steps in addressing suffering commuters are going through on Ikorodu/Itokin Road .
The monarch pleaded with President Tinubu led administration to rehabilitate the road in good time to complement other social services along that route.
Speaking at the event, Reverend Mother Esther Ajayi maintained that “she will choose character over professionalism any day.”
She hopes that more institutions will follow the example set by Caleb University, focusing on instilling values that will shape the future leaders of our nation.
The breakdown of class for undergraduate degrees revealed that a total of 1090 students graduated; where 56 students bagged first class.
Miss Abigail Ebunoluwa Adeyemi emerged as the most outstanding undergraduate student; while Miss Sherifat Adesola Shodipo took the most outstanding postgraduate student award.
