AAU CONVOCATION: OVER 8000 GRADUATES

WOWW!!!   Convocation: AAU graduates 8,692
ON October 22, 2016 8:45 PM / IN Education /
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No fewer than 8,692 graduates on Saturday bagged
diplomas and first degrees at the 20th convocation of
the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma.
The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ignatius
Onimawo, who presided over the ceremony, said the
graduates were drawn from the 2013/2014 and the
2014/2015 academic sessions.
He said that the university also conferred degrees on
492 post graduates in the two sessions.
The Vice Chancellor said that since the inauguration of
the university’s governing council in 2013, 14 of its
programmes had got full accreditation, eight interim
while six were denied.
Onimawo, however, said that the areas of shortfall had
since been remedied and the university was ready for
re-assessment in these areas.
Ambrose Alli University
He also disclosed that 136 academic staff, 276 senior
non-teaching staff and 443 junior staff had been
promoted.
In his opening remarks, the chancellor of the university
and Etsu Nupe, Alhaji (Dr) Yahaya Abubakar, said that
education was a system that started from birth.
He said that it was like a relay race which must be
faced with humble heart and open arms.
Abubakar told the graduates that their graduation was
the climax of a strong spirit and sacrifice.
The traditional ruler said that the graduation ceremony
should be the springboard for greater achievements for
them in the future.
Abubakar urged them to always look around for a
problem they could solve and they would never be poor
in doing so.
Also speaking, Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo,
stressed the need for Nigeria to re-order its priorities,
as the education system must never be allowed to fail.
He said that his administration had accomplished a lot
in education such as increasing the annual subvention
to the institution from N1.2 billion to N3.6 billion.
The governor said that government must never default
in ensuring that teaching and learning continued.
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