By Precious Oham
Nigerian football legend, Segun Odegbami, Legal Luminary, Wole Olanipekun, renowned banker, Olabisi Onasanya and Chairman, Trust News, Mallam Kabiru Yusuf will be conferred with honorary doctorate degrees at the 7th convocation ceremony of Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, FUOYE.
This was revealed in a statement by the University Ceremonial Committee, Prof. Tajudeen Bolanle Opoola, in Oye-Ekiti, on Wednesday.
According to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Sunday Fasina, the 7th convocation ceremony will kick off on February 6th, 2023 through February 12th, 2023 with activities lined up to mark the event.
Prof. Fasina said: “On behalf of the Governing Council, Senate, Staff and Students of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, I have the pleasure to invite you to the 7th Convocation Ceremonies of the University scheduled to hold between Monday, 6th February and 12th February, 2023.
“The Convocation Ceremonies are for the investiture of the University Chancellor, Awards of Postgraduate and Graduate degrees, conferment of Honorary Doctoral degrees as well as Special Meritorious Service Awards to some distinguished personalities in Nigeria.”
The 7th Convocation ceremony also features other important events which include a Convocation play to be presented by the institution’s Department of Theatre and Media Arts currently under the headship of Associate Professor Lilian E. Bakare, induction of engineering students at the Ikole campus,
Other activities include; 8th lnuagural lecture by Prof. A. Akeem Ajiboye, world press briefing by the VC, presentation of the VC’s merit awards for deserving staff members as well as commissioning of infrastructural projects to mark the two-year tenure of the incumbent Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Fasina, among others.
Excited about the development, Mr. Odegbami said: “Gooď News from a citadel of learning. Even in an atmosphere of ominous dark, grey clouds, some sunlight shines through… completely out of the blue, I received a call from an emissary, followed by an official letter from the office of the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, giving me the good news of the desire of the university to confer on me an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Human Kinetics at the university’s 7th Convocation ceremony coming up in February.
“I was going to keep it to myself but wiser counsel by a few friends that I shared it with prevailed. So, here I am, using this small medium to publicly acknowledge this offer.
“I humbly urge all those that read this to join me in expressing very sincere gratitude to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, the Governing Council, the Senate, Staff and Students of the University for finding me deserving of such an exalted honour.
“This is fuel to my spirit and my being. I shall continue to make my humble contributions to the fields of sports, society and humanity.”
