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President Bola Tinubu says his administration is committed to uninterrupted academic calendar in tertiary institutions across the country.
The president, represented by the Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, stated this in his speech as visitor to the 39th Convocation Ceremony of the University of Ilorin.
He noted that government is aware of the depleting staff strength in Nigerian universities, hence the waiver granted for recruitment of more staff members to replace those who have left their services as a result of death, retirement or resignation.
From left, Egbewole,Sununu, Adaramaja
The president also appealed to staff members of the nation’s universities to always give peace a chance in their negotiations for better welfare, stressing that the universities, just as the entire nation, needs peace to ensure prosperity.
President Tinubu stressed that as part of efforts to sustain the university education, government has effected the payment of four months of the previously withheld salaries of academic staff of universities as well as payment of the withheld salaries of the non-teaching staff of the universities.
He congratulated the graduating students, noting that Unilorin has an enduring reputation for academic excellence, noting that the convocation ceremony reaffirms the commitment of the institution, its staff and students.
“As you step into the real world, the onus is on you to contribute your quota to the greatness of this country. Remember that your existence will only be meaningful if you make positive impacts.
“The Nigerian Education Loans Fund (NELFUND) has come to stay to provide opportunities and access for students to learn with ease and pay back later,” he added, urging students to take full advantage of the scheme.
In a remark, Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, noted that education is the foundation of any striving society and reminded the graduands that they have been equiped with tools to contribute to Nigeria and the rest of the world.
Governor Abdulrazaq, represented by the Chairman, Kwara State Universal Education Board, (SUBEB) Professor Shehu Adaramaja, congratulated them, assuring that his administration remains
committed to youth
development.
The Kwara State Governor also revealed that the goal of his government has
been to create an enabling
environment for success
through education, innovation, creativity, healthcare, tourism
and entrepreneurship
investments.
“As you step into the wider world, I urge you to be drivers of positive change, innovators, and entrepreneurship,” Governor Abdulrazaq said.
The Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Professor Wahab Egbewole, admonished the graduands to see their degrees as a comfortable ground to stand and compete globally.
Ayodeji Adesanya with the Vice Chancellor
The overall best graduating student ( undergraduate) Ayodeji Adesanya and his fellow graduands, Jessica Yekini and Ephraim Orimolade, said their education journey at the university of Ilorin became successful through hard -work, dedication and God’s guidance.
By Sola Rotimi
