Razaq Bamidele
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has offered immediate employment to the best graduating student, Halimat Abdulsalam at the 11th Convocation of Crescent University, Abeokuta.
The university, which prides itself as Citadel of Academic and Moral Excellence, was founded by the former judge of the International Court of Justice, Judge Bola Ajibola, in 2005.
The 23-year-old Abdulsalam, who emerged from the Department of Biochemistry, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, garnered the Cumulative Grade Point Average of 4.93 ahead of other 413 graduands, the best ever to be achieved by any valedictorian of the university.
Represented by the deputy governor, Eng. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, Governor Abiodun emphasised that his government would continue to lift the education status of Ogun State through partnership with educational institutions.
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In a related development, Their Royal Majesties, the Alake of Egbaland Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo and the Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba Adegboyega Dosunmu, were conferred with Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) in Public Administration and Mass Communication while Dr. AbdulRahman Hamad Altamami of Riyadh Ministry of Education bagged Doctor of Letters in Islamic Studies.
Conferring the honorary awards, the Chancellor, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, the Alaafin of Oyo expressed delight at the steady growth of Crescent University and sterling performance of its products in the last 15 years.
In his acceptance speech on behalf of other honorees, Oba Aremu Gbadebo underlined that globally, university education was to sharpen the intellect of its beneficiaries and with it, they could get to the highest level in life, urging them to be good ambassadors of their Alma Mata.
Eulogising the vision of the Founder/Proprietor, His Excellency Judge Bola Ajibola who sold virtually all his assets to start the university one and a half decades ago, Oba Gbadebo added that “we will see what we can do individually for this university”.
In his speech, the Vice Chancellor,Prof. Ibraheem Gbajabiamila, said he was pleased that Crescent University recorded 100 per cent success in all the programmes presented to the National Universities Commission for the last accreditation exercise.