Just in!!!  ABUAD set to hold 10th unbroken Convocation ceremonies  -Segun Oni, Emir of Bornu ,Ozekhome to bag honorary doctorates 

Arrangenents are in top gear for the successful hosting  of 10th unbroken  convocation  ceremonies of the Afe Babalola Unuvesity  Ado-Ekiti(ABUAD).
Addressing journalists at the Senatate chamber ,the Vixe Chancellor,Professor Smaranda Olarinde hinted that a total of 1673 students would be graduating for the 2022 session.
Out this number ,1,418 are Bachelors while 255 are postgraduate students.
The ceremony shall also feature the conferrment of honorary doctorate degrees on some eminent Nigerians .The grand finale will come up on Friday,October 21,2022.
The VC said honorary  doctorates will be conferred on three eminent personalities; Engr. Segun Oni, B. Eng, MBA, former Governor of Ekiti State, His Royal Majesty, Dr. Abu Bakar Ibn Umar Garba Al Amin El-Kanemi, Shehu of Borno, and Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN, OFR, CON in appreciation of the various ways they have impacted the society.

Professor Smaranda said “At ABUAD, we are resolute and remain determined in our quest to avail the next generation of Nigerians with functional and qualitative education wherein they can be national and global citizens of high impact, well prepared for the contemporary challenges.”

” The varsity which has graduated 9 sets of students since the first set of 139 students graduated on October 21, 2013, will be graduating 1,418 Bachelor and 255 Postgraduate students, with 121 first-class and no fewer than 666 second-class graduates.

Other events  lined up for the Ceremony which include, the Induction and Oath taking ceremony of the Computer Graduating students which will be conducted by the Computer Professionals, the Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN). And will be followed later in the afternoon by the Investiture of the Law Students as Associate Members of the prestigious Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators.

” On Wednesday, October 19, the 7th set of the varsity’s Engineering Graduating Students will have their Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) Induction/Oath taking ceremony. And will be followed by the induction of the new Graduating Students as members of the Alumni Association of the University.

The Convocation lecture will also hold on Thursday, October 20, 2022. And the lecture will be delivered by Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, a leading Constitutional Lawyer, Human Rights Activist, Pro-Democracy Campaigner, and a voice to the voiceless, on “THE PLACE OF EDUCATION IN A CRISIS-RIDDEN NIGERIA.”

The ceremony shall also feature the conferrment of honorary doctorate degrees on some eminent Nigerians .The grand finale will come up on Friday,October 21,2022.

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