Nigeria Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo speaking in ABEOKUTA has urged three levels of governments “to do more in the area of employment."He stated this at the 10th anniversary and 6th and 7th convocation ceremonies of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun Ogun State. He further warned that if the unempolyed lack the means of feeding himself and contributing to the nation development, then we are sitting on time bomb.
He said if University education is not serving any useful development purpose, then is useless, insisting that “It must be for development, personal, local, national and even global and that is very important”.
He further said “I believe in lifelong education. Nobody should stop learning until he or she dies” and that education is a meal ticket for anybody that has it,adding that it is also a means of breaking poverty circle.
HE told the guests that even though he does not indulge in the habit accepting honorary awards but he was accepting the Honorary Doctorate of Education in Political Science award offered him by the school because of the reputation of the man the school was named after. And secondly because he was honored to be honor with Chief Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo who was given the Honorary Doctorate in Business Education award, the award was received on behalf of HID by her daughter, Mr Tola Adeniran.
He further stressed that “This is the first University of Education and any agency of education must be accorded with honor. The idea came 12 years when I am still in the helms of affairs that we have University of Agriculture then why can’t we have University of Education then Ogun State took the advantage of it to establish it”.
He later thanked the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun , was also present at the occation for maintaining the legacy.
The Governor said “No doubt, this year’s convocation ceremony, which marks the successful completion of another academic session is a continued demonstration of commitment to the production of qualified teaching personnel for our education system”.
The Governor however disclosed that the 12 First Class students would be given automatic employment by the State government.
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